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US 8,858,381 B2Granted
Axle assembly having a lubricant reservoir
AssigneeArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
InventorHarry Trost
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Abstract
An axle assembly having an axle housing that includes arm portion for receiving an axle. A dam may be disposed in the arm portion and may cooperate with the arm portion to define a reservoir that is configured to retain a volume of a lubricant. A conduit may deliver lubricant to the reservoir.
Claims20
An axle assembly comprising:
- an axle housing having a center portion and arm portion that extends from the center portion, wherein the arm portion receives an axle;
- a dam that is disposed in the arm portion and cooperates with the arm portion to define a reservoir that is configured to retain a volume of a lubricant in the arm portion;
- and
- a conduit that extends from the center portion to the arm portion and is disposed above the dam;
- wherein the conduit delivers lubricant from the center portion to the reservoir.
2 more elements
An axle assembly comprising:
- an axle;
- an axle housing that includes:
- a first housing and a second housing that is disposed above the first housing, wherein the first and second housings cooperate to define a center portion that is adapted to receive a differential and an arm portion that receives the axle and extends from the center portion;
- a dam that is disposed in the first housing and that extends toward the second housing such that the dam is spaced apart from the second housing, wherein the dam and the arm portion cooperate to define a reservoir that retains a volume of a lubricant in the arm portion;
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- a conduit that extends from the center portion to the arm portion and delivers the lubricant to the reservoir.
3 more elements
An axle assembly comprising:
- an axle housing having a first housing and a second housing, wherein the first and second housings cooperate to define a center portion that receives a differential and an arm portion that extends from the center portion and that receives an axle;
- a dam that is disposed in the arm portion such that the dam divides the first housing into a reservoir and a spillway, wherein the spillway is disposed between the dam and the center portion and the reservoir is disposed opposite the spillway;
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- a conduit that extends from the center portion to the arm portion and delivers a lubricant to the reservoir.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.