EP 1539396 A1 20050615 - ONE-PIECE AXLE TUBE HOUSING ASSEMBLY
Title (en)
ONE-PIECE AXLE TUBE HOUSING ASSEMBLY
Title (de)
EINTEILIGES ROHRFÖRMIGES ACHSGEHÄUSE
Title (fr)
ENSEMBLE TROMPETTE TUBULAIRE MONOBLOC
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 0328607 W 20030911
- US 41147302 P 20020916
- US 64594303 A 20030822
Abstract (en)
[origin: KR20050042816A] A method of manufacturing an axle tube housing for a differential assembly includes heating a localized area (108) of a one-piece tubular blank (102). A mandrel (116) is inserted within the tubular blank and the localized area (108) is then deformed to provide an increased wall thickness. A compression force is applied to the localized area of the one-piece tubular blank using a forging die (126) to form a spindle section, wherein the spindle section closely conforms to at least one of the forging die (126) and the mandrel (116). The remaining portion of the one-piece tubular blank is then cold reduced to form a carrier section.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B21K 1/10 (2006.01); B21K 1/26 (2006.01); B21K 21/12 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
B21D 53/90 (2013.01 - KR); B21K 1/10 (2013.01 - EP); B21K 1/26 (2013.01 - EP); B21K 21/12 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 74/2188 (2015.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2004024366A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE ES FR GB IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
AU 2003272332 A1 20040430; BR 0314217 A 20050712; EP 1539396 A1 20050615; JP 2006500218 A 20060105; KR 20050042816 A 20050510
DOCDB simple family (application)
AU 2003272332 A 20030911; BR 0314217 A 20030911; EP 03754509 A 20030911; JP 2004536528 A 20030911; KR 20057004281 A 20050311