US 12,370,885 B1 · Planetary inner knuckle

Abstract

A planetary inner knuckle for a vehicle axle includes a housing, a sun gear, a planetary carrier and a plurality of planet gears. The housing includes a first housing portion arranged for fixing to a housing for the vehicle axle and a ring gear, rotationally fixed to the housing for the vehicle axle. The sun gear is arranged for rotationally fixing to an axle shaft for the vehicle axle. The planetary carrier includes an output hub arranged to be coaxial with the axle shaft and for rotationally fixing to an output shaft, and a plurality of planet gear shafts. Each of the plurality of planet gears is mounted on a one of the plurality of planet gear shafts and drivingly engaged with the ring gear and the sun gear. The vehicle axle is also disclosed.

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Dependent claims

A planetary inner knuckle for a vehicle axle, comprising:

a housing comprising:
a first housing portion arranged for fixing to a housing for the vehicle axle;
and
a ring gear, rotationally fixed to the housing for the vehicle axle;
a sun gear arranged for rotationally fixing to an axle shaft for the vehicle axle;
a planetary carrier comprising:
an output hub arranged to be coaxial with the axle shaft and arranged for rotationally fixing to an output shaft that is pivotable relative to the axle shaft;
and
a plurality of planet gear shafts;
and
a plurality of planet gears, each mounted on a one of the plurality of planet gear shafts and drivingly engaged with the ring gear and the sun gear,
wherein the output hub comprises a yoke arranged for receiving a cross of a universal joint to rotationally fix the output hub to the output shaft.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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