Differential assembly oil management insert

• Main Authors: SCHULTZ DAVID SHELDON, BRIZENDINE CHAD R
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 06.05.2022
• Subjects: BLASTING; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GEARING; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

A motor vehicle drive axle includes a drive axle housing defining a gear set chamber and a shaft bore having first and second bearing seats and an oil chamber disposed between the first and second bearing seats. The housing also defines a supply passage and a return passage configured to supply oil from the gear set chamber to the oil chamber and return oil from the oil chamber to the gear set chamber, respectively. The housing also includes an input shaft that extends through the shaft hole into the differential gear set cavity. The housing additionally includes first and second bearings disposed within respective first and second bearing seats for supporting the input shaft. The housing additionally includes a lubrication adjustment insert disposed inside the oil chamber. The insert defines first and second lubrication passages configured to direct oil from the supply passage to respective first and second bearings. 一种机动车辆驱动桥包括驱动桥壳体，该驱动桥壳体限定齿轮组腔和轴孔，该轴孔具有第一和第二轴承座以及布置在第一与第二轴承座之间的油腔。该壳体还限定被构造成分别将油从所述齿轮组腔供应到所述油