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US 2023/0417316 A1Published application
Axle assembly having a lubricant deflector
AssigneeArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
InventorsDhanapal Vittala Raya, Mark Smith, Kristen G. Byrd
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Abstract
An axle assembly having a differential carrier, a differential assembly, and a lubricant deflector. The differential assembly is mounted to the differential carrier and is rotatable about a differential axis. The lubricant deflector is mounted to the differential carrier and directs lubricant that is splashed or sprayed by a ring gear of the differential assembly into a lubricant passage of the differential carrier.
Claims21
An axle assembly comprising:
- a housing assembly that includes an axle housing and a differential carrier that is mounted to the axle housing and that defines a lubricant passage, wherein the axle housing and the differential carrier cooperate to define a sump portion that receives lubricant;
- a differential assembly that is mounted to the differential carrier and that is rotatable about a differential axis, the differential assembly having a ring gear;
- a drive pinion that meshes with the ring gear;
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- a lubricant deflector that is mounted to the differential carrier, wherein the lubricant deflector directs lubricant that is splashed or sprayed by the ring gear into the lubricant passage and the lubricant deflector has a first panel that is mounted to the differential carrier and a second panel that extends at an oblique angle with respect to the first panel in a direction that extends away from the drive pinion.
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An axle assembly comprising:
- a housing assembly that includes an axle housing and a differential carrier that is mounted to the axle housing and that defines a lubricant passage, wherein the axle housing and the differential carrier cooperate to define a sump portion that receives lubricant;
- a differential assembly that is mounted to the differential carrier and that is rotatable about a differential axis, the differential assembly having a ring gear;
- a drive pinion that meshes with the ring gear;
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- a lubricant deflector that is mounted to the differential carrier, wherein the lubricant deflector directs lubricant that is splashed or sprayed by the ring gear into the lubricant passage, the lubricant deflector has a first panel that is mounted to the differential carrier and a second panel that extends at an oblique angle with respect to the first panel in a direction that extends away from the drive pinion, and the second panel defines an opening through which the ring gear passes when the differential assembly rotates.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.