- 专利标题： Differential lubrication feed system in a drive axle assembly
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申请号： US12256875申请日： 2008-10-23
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公开(公告)号： US08409044B2公开(公告)日： 2013-04-02
- 发明人: Gregory J Hilker , Kevin R Beutler , Robert B Dwyer , Chih-Hung Chung , David R Brandt , William G Hunt , Gregory E Woodside
- 申请人： Gregory J Hilker , Kevin R Beutler , Robert B Dwyer , Chih-Hung Chung , David R Brandt , William G Hunt , Gregory E Woodside
- 申请人地址： US MI Detroit
- 专利权人： American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
- 当前专利权人： American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
- 当前专利权人地址： US MI Detroit
- 代理机构： Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- 主分类号： F16H57/04
- IPC分类号： F16H57/04
摘要：
A method for lubricating an axle assembly can include: coupling a pair of tapered roller bearing to opposite ends of a differential housing; placing the differential housing into a carrier housing assembly such that the tapered roller bearings support the differential housing on the carrier housing assembly for rotation about a first axis; collecting a lubricant proximate a side of one of the tapered roller bearings opposite the differential housing; and rotating the differential housing about the first axis to cause the one of the tapered roller bearings to move a portion of the collected lubricant through the differential housing. A related axle assembly is also provided.