Patent ID: 6176152
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A housing assembly, comprising:a first housing portion having a first wall, a central axis and first recesses located on the first wall, spaced angularly about the central axis; anda second housing portion permanently connected to the first housing portion, having a second wall, second recesses located on the second wall, a second recess aligned angularly with a corresponding first recess thereby forming a recess pair, recess pairs aligned on a transverse axis; anda ring gear surrounding and permanently connected to an exterior surface of one of the housing portions;wherein each first recess is a semicircular cylindrical surface extending through the first wall; andeach second recess is a semicircular cylindrical surface complementary to a one of the first recesses, extending radially partially through the second wall, each recess pair forming substantially a circular cylinder, first and second recess pairs mutually facing, aligned angularly and radially about the central axis, and spaced on the transverse axis substantially perpendicular to the central axis.