LUBRICATION OF AN AXLE ASSEMBLY HAVING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR MODULE

• Main Authors: RAYA, Dhanapal Vittala, SMITH, Mark
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 14.11.2019
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS INVEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OFTRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GASEXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; BLASTING; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GEARING; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

An axle assembly having a drive pinion and a bearing support wall. Lubricant in a shift mechanism housing may flow through a drive pinion passage in the drive pinion to return to a sump portion of an axle housing. The bearing support wall may include one or more lubricant passages. L'invention concerne un ensemble essieu ayant un pignon d'entraînement et une paroi de support de palier. Le lubrifiant dans un boîtier de mécanisme de changement de vitesse peut s'écouler à travers un passage de pignon d'entraînement dans le pignon d'entraînement pour revenir à une partie carter inférieur d'un carter de pont. La paroi de support de palier peut comprendre un ou plusieurs passages de lubrifiant.