US 12,146,555 B1
Systems for differential assembly
Caleb Kruger, Delta, OH (US); and Brandon Pound, Toledo, OH (US)
Assigned to DANA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC, Maumee, OH (US)
Filed by Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC, Maumee, OH (US)
Filed on Jul. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/354,455.
Int. Cl. F16H 48/08 (2006.01)
CPC F16H 48/08 (2013.01) [F16H 2048/085 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a primary differential pin comprising an I-beam middle section;
a first secondary differential pin comprising a slot shaped via a crown comprising a first prong and a second prong that interlocks with the I-beam middle section, wherein the first prong and the second prong comprise a semi-circular cross-sectional shape and a flat top; and
a second secondary differential pin comprising a slot shaped via a crown that interlocks with the I-beam and is in face-sharing contact with the first secondary differential pin, wherein the first secondary differential pin and the second secondary differential pin further comprise a roll pin hole that extends through an entire thickness of the first and second secondary differential pins, the slot perpendicular to the roll pin hole.