Vehicle differential housing with protuberances

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9388893
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14641030

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A housing of a vehicle differential, such as an automotive driveline differential, supports one or more gearsets in assembly. A wall of the housing has one or more windows that provide access to the gearset(s). One or more protuberances are situated at an exterior surface of the wall and near the window(s). The protuberance(s) provide a thickened portion in the wall to strengthen and reinforce the wall against stresses experienced during use of the vehicle differential.

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GKN DRIVELINE NORTH AMERICA INC3300 UNIVERSITY DRIVE PATENT DEPARTMENT AUBURN HILLS MI 48326-2362

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bittick, Crittenden A Rochester Hills, US 5 23
Eckart, John Lake Orion, US 2 2
Gall, David E Clarkston, US 6 12
Kaplan, Kevin J Macomb, US 6 22

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