公开(公告)号：US11312234B1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-26

申请号：US17158597

申请日：2021-01-26

申请人： FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

发明人： Matthew Stephen Haggard ,  Jonathan Gretsky ,  Gary Nichols ,  Michael Carter ,  David Alan Robertson

IPC分类号： B60K23/04 ,  B60K17/16 ,  F16H48/24 ,  B60B35/14 ,  B60K17/22

摘要： A vehicle axle includes first and second wheel hubs, first and second shafts, a hub lock, and a plug assembly. The first and second shafts extend into the first and second wheel hubs, respectively. The hub lock is configured to selectively couple the first shaft to the first wheel hub. The plug assembly is fixedly coupled to the second wheel hub and is fixedly coupled to the second shaft such that the second wheel hub, the second shaft, and the plug assembly rotate in unison.

公开(公告)号：US09810311B1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-07

申请号：US15237824

申请日：2016-08-16

申请人： Ford Global Technologies, LLC

发明人： Dengfu Zhang ,  Michael Carter ,  Mark Steward ,  Marc Thomas Wilkins

IPC分类号： F16H57/04 ,  F16H48/06

CPC分类号： F16H57/0423 ,  F16H57/0457 ,  F16H57/0483

摘要： A vehicle axle includes a housing defining a sump, a gear assembly and a baffle. The gear assembly includes a ring gear disposed within the housing. The ring gear is configured to pump fluid throughout the housing. A pinion gear is meshed with the ring gear. The baffle is disposed within the sump and connected to the housing. The baffle has a first part being configured to control fluid flow across the ring gear and a second part attached to the first part. The second part is configured to control fluid flow across the pinion gear.