Patent ID: 9719563
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: B60K,F16C,F16D,F16H

Claim:
1. An axle assembly comprising: a first shaft that extends along an axis and that has a first spline, wherein the first spline has a first spline tooth that is tapered in a first direction that extends substantially parallel to the axis; and a clutch collar that is moveably disposed on the first shaft, the clutch collar having a hole that receives the first shaft and a clutch collar spline that is disposed in the hole, wherein the clutch collar spline has a clutch collar spline tooth that is tapered in a second direction that extends opposite the first direction wherein the clutch collar spline tooth includes: a first clutch collar spline tooth end surface; a second clutch collar spline tooth end surface that is disposed opposite the first clutch collar spline tooth end surface and is disposed substantially parallel to the first clutch collar spline tooth end surface; and first and second clutch collar spline tooth side surfaces that extend from the first clutch collar spline tooth end surface to the second clutch collar spline tooth end surface, the second clutch collar spline tooth side surface being disposed in a nonparallel relationship with the first clutch collar spline tooth side surface.