Vehicle final drive assembly
CA 1071437 A · Owner: Caterpillar Tractor Co. · Inventors: Herr, Charles H. (Jr.); Lamport, Ivan R.; Avery, Bennett W.
Overview
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Abstract of the Disclosure A vehicle final drive assembly includes a housing structure, a final drive gear having an internal coupling an axis and a central load bearing plane transverse to the axis, a bearing assembly connected between the housing disclosure and the final drive gear for supporting the final drive gear for rotation about the axis the bearing assembly, being located substantially on the central plane of the final drive gear, and a shaft having an external coupling connected to and supported by the internal coupling of the final drive gear.
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- Granted February 12, 1980. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended February 12, 1997.
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