Patent ID: 9664253
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: F16H

Claim:
1. A differential for a vehicle, comprising: at least one pinion gear; a pair of side gears meshed with the at least one pinion gear; and a housing defining a cavity in which the at least one pinion gear and side gears are received, the housing having an opening with an inner end leading to the cavity and an outer end located at a point of the opening axially furthest from the cavity, and the opening being adapted to receive a shaft therethrough for coupling of the shaft to one of the side gears, the opening being defined at least in part by a journal surface that is convex in shape facing the shaft and provides a converging portion from the inner end to a central portion between the inner end and outer end and a diverging portion from the central portion to the outer end, and wherein the journal surface contacts the shaft at the central portion.