Unitary rear axle housing and method for manufacturing same
CA 2557211 C · Owner: U.S. Manufacturing Corporation · Inventors: Bulic, John; Main, James
Overview
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A method for manufacturing a one piece axle tube housing with an integral spindle includes providing a tube blank providing the blank with a region of increased thickness inserting a mandrel having a reduced diameter profile passing a reducing die over the tube to conform the tube to the shape of the mandrel; and extraction of the mandrel from the tube to cause outward deformation of the tube at specific locations. A further swaging step may be used to form the final spindle structure.
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- Filed August 25, 2006 and granted December 24, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 25, 2026.
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