Patent ID: 9638305
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: F16H

Claim:
1. A differential assembly comprising: a differential housing having a first rotation axis and having a first inner cylindrical surface substantially centered on the first rotation axis; a first side gear having a first side gear outer cylindrical surface mating with the first inner cylindrical surface of the differential housing and having a first eccentric first side gear contact surface and a second eccentric first side gear contact surface; a first output hub having a first output hub outer cylindrical surface mating with the first inner cylindrical surface of the differential housing, having a first eccentric first output hub contact surface mating with the first eccentric first side gear contact surface of the first side gear, and having a second eccentric first output hub contact surface mating with the second eccentric first side gear contact surface of the first side gear; a second side gear rotatable substantially on the first rotation axis; and at least one pinion gear assembly engaging the first side gear and the second side gear, the at least one pinion gear assembly comprising at least one pinion gear; wherein the first eccentric first side gear contact surface, the second eccentric first side gear contact surface, the first eccentric first output hub contact surface, and the second eccentric first output hub contact surface are formed such that: