Bevel ring gear with integrated planetary differential

Abstract

A bevel gear assembly for a vehicle includes a housing, a side plate, and a plurality of planet gears. The housing has an outer bevel gear profile and a first annular ring. The side plate is fixed to the housing and has a second annular ring. The plurality of planet gears is disposed axially between the first and second annular rings. In some example embodiments, the bevel gear assembly has a plurality of planet pins extending through respective planet gears of the plurality of planet gears. In an example embodiment, each of the planet pins of the plurality of planet pins extend through respective apertures in each of the first and second annular rings.

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