Back to results
US 2016/0263941 A1Published application
Axle Housing
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorJeffrey Jensen
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An axle housing for a powered machine is disclosed. The axle housing may include a support casing extending between a first and a second end. The support casing may further include a support member for at least partially bearing the weight of the powered machine and at least two apertures therethrough.
Claims20
An axle housing for a powered machine, comprising:
- a support casing extending between a first end and a second end, the support casing including a support member for at least partially bearing the weight of the powered machine, the support casing including at least two apertures therethrough.
An axle assembly for a powered machine, comprising:
- an axle housing, the axle housing including a support casing extending between a first end and a second end, the support casing including a support member for at least partially bearing the weight of the powered machine, the support casing including at least two apertures therethrough;
- and
- at least one axle, the support casing circumscribing at least a portion of the at least one axle.
A power train for a powered machine, comprising:
- a power source;
- a power transmission device, the power transmission device operatively engaged with the power source;
- a drive shaft, the drive shaft having a first side and a second side, the first side rotatably engaged with the power transmission device;
- an axle assembly, the second side of the drive shaft rotatably engaged with the axle assembly, the axle assembly comprising:
- an axle housing, the axle housing including a support casing extending between a first end and a second end, the support casing including a support member for at least partially bearing the weight of the powered machine, the support casing including at least two apertures therethrough
- at least one axle, the support casing circumscribing at least a portion of the at least one axle;
- and
- at least one motive device for transferring power of the power source to the ground, the at least one motive device for transferring the power of the power source to the ground rotatably associated with the at least one axle.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.