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OwnerMark Schneider, Larry W. Bowman +4inventors
InventorsMark Schneider, Larry W. Bowman, Paul Raymond Sieber, Robert W. Hildebrand, Michael Everett Johnson, James R. Brichta
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A driveline assembly for a motor vehicle includes a housing containing at least a portion of a driveline component and a wet disk brake assembly. The wet disk brake assembly includes a plurality of friction disks immersed within lubricating/cooling oil contained within the housing. Actuation of the friction disks creates a braking force to slow and stop rotation of an axle and creates heat that can cause premature deterioration of the lubricating/cooling oil that in turn can cause premature failure of driveline components and brake assembly components. An electric generator driven by a driveline component is included within the housing to provide additional braking energy to reduce the braking load on the wet disk brake assembly such that the lubricating/cooling oil maintains temperatures within acceptable predetermined operational limits without a separate oil cooling system.
A braking system for a motor vehicle comprising
A driveline assembly for a motor vehicle comprising;
A method of braking a motor vehicle comprising the steps of;
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