Drive assembly and vehicle having such a drive assembly

A drive assembly (10) comprising a transmission (14) with a shaft (12) and a first rolling bearing (16), the shaft (12) being mounted in the first rolling bearing (16), the transmission (14) comprising a radial shaft sealing ring (18) which sealingly rests against the shaft (12) and seals off the transmission (14) with respect to outside, wherein the transmission (14) also comprises a retaining ring (20) which is disposed axially in a gap (24) between the first rolling bearing (16) and the radial shaft sealing ring (18), the retaining ring (20) being configured to retain a fluid (22) in the gap (24) between the first rolling bearing (16) and the radial shaft sealing ring (18),

• wherein the retaining ring (20) has a flat ring body (26) with a passage (28) through which the shaft (12) passes, and a trough-like section (30) disposed on the flat ring body (26), the retaining ring (20) being configured to retain the fluid (22) within the trough-like section (30),
• wherein at least one chamber (32) is disposed between the flat ring body (26) of the retaining ring (10) and the radial shaft sealing ring (18), the flat ring body (26) having at least one bulge (34) projecting into the trough-like section (30), the at least one bulge (34) being configured to discharge fluid (22) retained in the at least one chamber (32) from the at least one chamber (32).