Patent ID: 9022893
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle axle comprising: a hypoid pinion gear having a first number of spiral gear teeth and an outer diameter; and a hypoid ring gear having a pinion gear engagement side with a second number of spiral gear teeth and a pitch diameter wherein the spiral gear teeth of the ring gear are in meshing engagement with the spiral gear teeth of the pinion gear, wherein a ratio of the pitch diameter to the outer diameter is greater than a ratio of the second number to the first number, and wherein when viewing the pinion gear engagement side of the ring gear with the pinion gear to the right of a ring gear vertical axis, the pinion gear engages the ring gear in a manner selected from the group consisting of: (a) the pinion gear is offset below a horizontal axis of the ring gear and the pinion gear spiral gear teeth are right-handed; and (b) the pinion gear is offset above the horizontal axis of the ring gear and the pinion gear spiral gear teeth are left-handed.