US 6,981,929 B2
Vehicle differential
Grzegorz Janiszewski, Angered (Sweden); and Jan Christian Holmström, Västra Frölunda (Sweden)
Assigned to AB Volvo, Gothenburg (Sweden)
Filed on Apr. 19, 2001, as Appl. No. 9/681,515.
Application 09/681515 is a continuation of application No. PCT/SE99/01908, filed on Oct. 22, 1999.
Prior Publication US 2001/0053729 A1, Dec. 20, 2001
Int. Cl. F16H 48/06 (2006.01); F16H 57/02 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 475—230 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle differential comprising:
a differential housing having two pressed sheet metal halves joined together, and
a differential pinion carrier having end journals received in corresponding, radially directed depressions in the sheet metal halves,
wherein the depressions are gutter-shaped and closed at their outer ends with wall portions extending over the end surfaces of the end journals, thereby limiting the axial movement of the end journals.