Two-piece axle shafts are disclosed. The shafts may include an outer ring including an outer portion and an inner portion recessed in the outer portion and having a first passage defined therein and an axle shaft including a bar and a flanged end having a second passage defined therein and forming a press fit with the outer ring. A fastener may extend within the first and second passages. The flanged end may have an outer perimeter that forms a press fit with a wall extending between the inner portion and the outer portion of the outer ring. The fasteners may be press-fit fasteners or threaded fasteners. In one embodiment, there may be a plurality of apertures in the inner portion and the flanged end and fasteners may extend through both apertures and secure to a wheel hub. The two-piece axle shaft may reduce transverse grain flow.
TWO-PIECE AXLE SHAFT
2017-06-15
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch