Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
074607000 | Axle and torque tubes | 22 |
20080295643 | SALISBURY AXLE ASSEMBLY - A method of forming a Salisbury axle that includes: forming an assembly having a housing that is made of nodular iron, the housing having an opening and a pair of apertures; removing a pair of caps from the housing to expose a pair of journals; installing a differential through the opening to the journals; replacing the caps to the journals; forming a pair of axle tubes from a high strength steel, each of the axle tubes having a circular proximal end, a circular distal end and a mount portion between the proximal and distal ends, the proximal ends of the axle tubes being larger in diameter than the apertures, the mount portion having a top wall and a pair of opposite side walls that are oriented generally perpendicular to the top wall; and inserting the proximal ends of the axle tubes into the apertures. A Salisbury axle is also provided. | 12-04-2008 |
20090211396 | DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING AND PRODUCTION METHOD - Disclosed is a differential housing ( | 08-27-2009 |
20100043594 | DIFFERENTIAL COVER PROVIDING LUBRICANT FLOW CONTROL - An axle assembly with an axle housing assembly and a differential that is mounted in the axle housing assembly for rotation about a first axis. The axle housing assembly defines an interior cavity with a sump having a static liquid lubricant level. The axle housing assembly includes a housing structure and a cover that is coupled to the housing structure. First and second sets of ribs are coupled to the cover and extend into the interior cavity. The first and second sets of ribs are disposed on opposite sides of a ring gear associated with the differential and include a plurality of ribs. A first portion of at least one of the ribs extends below the static liquid lubricant level to thereby be immersed when a liquid lubricant fills the sump to a level that coincides with the static liquid lubricant level. | 02-25-2010 |
20100126306 | MOTORCYCLE - A motorcycle wherein only air can be communicated between the inside and the outside of a gear case without increasing the size of the gear case. A gear case includes a gear case body and a gear case cover. The gear case body includes a breather chamber of a labyrinth structure which continues in a circumferential direction of a rear wheel and extends in an upward and downward direction. An upper end of the breather chamber is in communication with a breather path and is open to atmospheric air while a lower end of the breather chamber is in communication with a gear chamber through a slit extending in a widthwise direction of the rear wheel. | 05-27-2010 |
20100326236 | Low cost housings for vehicle mechanical devices and systems manufactured from conductive loaded resin-based materials - Automotive housings are formed of a conductive loaded resin-based material. The conductive loaded resin-based material comprises micron conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and conductive fibers in a base resin host. The percentage by weight of the conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination thereof is between about 20% and 50% of the weight of the conductive loaded resin-based material. The micron conductive powders are metals or conductive non-metals or metal plated non-metals. The micron conductive fibers may be metal fiber or metal plated fiber. Further, the metal plated fiber may be formed by plating metal onto a metal fiber or by plating metal onto a non-metal fiber. Any platable fiber may be used as the core for a non-metal fiber. Superconductor metals may also be used as micron conductive fibers and/or as metal plating onto fibers in the present invention. | 12-30-2010 |
20110000332 | TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A transmission system includes a housing having a sump, the housing containing a crown wheel and a pinion. The transmission system further includes an oil reservoir and a pump selectively operable to pump fluid from the oil reservoir to the sump for lubricating the crown wheel. The pump is selectively operable to pump fluid from the sump to the reservoir. | 01-06-2011 |
20110017014 | OVAL AXLE HOUSING AND CLAMP ASSEMBLY - An axle housing ( | 01-27-2011 |
20110113921 | INDEPENDENTLY MOUNTED ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A device for use with a vehicle transmission system includes a housing having a clutch provided therein and a first member extending from the housing and configured for coupling to a vehicle differential. The first member includes a generally hollow tube configured to carry a rotatable shaft therein. The device does not include a second member for directly coupling the device to a transmission housing or to the differential. | 05-19-2011 |
20110179904 | DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY WITH FEATURES FOR IMPROVED LUBRICATION - An axle assembly includes an axle housing assembly including a housing structure having an interior cavity with a sump, a lubricant disposed in the sump having a liquid lubricant level, and a differential mounted in the axle housing assembly for rotation about a first axis. The differential includes a ring gear generating an annular stream of lubricant adjoining the ring gear above the liquid lubricant level during operation of the differential at a rotational speed greater than a predetermined rotational speed. The housing structure includes an interior surface on which a deflector is coupled. The deflector extends into the interior cavity and has a first face having an impingement portion and a first edge adjacent the impingement portion. The impingement portion extends into the stream and deflects a portion of the stream towards the first edge. The first edge disperses the portion of the stream into the cavity. | 07-28-2011 |
20120000314 | FLOW-FORMED DIFFERENTIAL CASE ASSEMBLY - A differential case assembly includes a differential case and a pinless gear assembly. The differential case has an open end and a side wall with an interior surface. The pinless gear assembly includes a retainer insert and a side gear with a shaft extending outwardly therefrom. The retainer insert is disposed adjacent the interior surface of the side wall, The retainer insert defines at least a portion of an aperture that receives an end of the shaft to align the gear assembly within the differential case. | 01-05-2012 |
20120073403 | Variable Lubricant Level in a Differential Sump - A system for lubricating a differential mechanism includes a housing containing a ring gear, a pinion meshing with the ring gear, a sump containing fluid, and a reservoir that receives fluid flung from the ring gear as the ring gear rotates through the sump fluid, and an orifice restricting the flow rate of fluid from the reservoir. | 03-29-2012 |
20120118100 | GEAR ASSEMBLY AND GEAR OIL COMPOSITION - One embodiment may include a gear assembly comprising at least one pair of meshing gears situated inside a gear case having a sump portion and a wall portion. A gear oil mixture may be disposed at least in the sump portion. At least one gear is immersed partially or fully in the oil mixture. The oil mixture comprises a hydrocarbon oil base and a coolant having an endothermic liquid/vapor transition at a temperature between the lower and upper operating temperatures of the gear assembly. | 05-17-2012 |
20130000443 | VEHICLE DIFFERENTIAL DEVICE - A vehicle differential device having a differential case rotatably supported via a bearing by a housing and a drive shaft inserted into the differential case, including an oil sump member on the opposite side of the differential case to the bearing, the oil sump member including an insert hole into which the drive shaft is inserted, and an oil supply channel formed higher than the drive shaft in the vertical direction, wherein at least a portion of the insert hole is formed with a gap between the insertion hole and the drive shaft wider than that on the vertically lower side of the rotational axis of the drive shaft, the oil sump member includes a discharge hole allowing oil to flow out toward the differential case if an oil level of an oil chamber formed between the oil sump member and an oil seal exceeds a predetermined height. | 01-03-2013 |
20130125703 | WORK VEHICLE - A fuel pump supplying reservoir oil reservoired in an input case to devices to be supplied with the reservoir oil and a filter for filtering the reservoir oil circulating in the input case are provided in the input case. A fuel pump supplying reservoir oil in each of left and right axle cases to a hydraulic continuously variable transmission provided in each of the axle cases and a filter filtering the reservoir oil circulating in each of the left and right axle cases are provided in each of the left and right axle cases. | 05-23-2013 |
20140041481 | Axle Housing and a Method of Manufacture - An axle housing and a method of manufacture. The axle housing may include first and second housings that have spindle portions that cooperate to define at least one spindle that may be configured to rotatably support a wheel assembly. | 02-13-2014 |
20140069230 | Axle Assembly Having a Lubricant Reservoir - 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. | 03-13-2014 |
20140251081 | HOUSING ASSEMBLY - An assembly that includes a tube mount, a tube, a first fillet weld, and a second fillet weld. The tube mount has a tubular side wall, a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart notches formed on a first end of the tubular side wall, and a securing aperture formed through the tubular side wall. The notches form a plurality of teeth. The tube is received into the tube mount. The first fillet weld couples the tube to the tube mount. The first fillet weld is formed about a perimeter the first end such that each of the first welds is formed substantially completely over the entirety of the teeth. The second fillet weld couples the tube to the tube mount. The second fillet weld is formed about a perimeter of the securing aperture such that the second fillet weld is formed substantially completely over an inside perimeter of the securing aperture. | 09-11-2014 |
20150033909 | AXLE ASSEMBLY - An axle assembly having a tube, a shaft received in the tube, a wheel bearing disposed between the tube and the shaft. The axle assembly also includes a thrust washer, a retaining ring and a snap ring, each of which is mounted about the shaft. The wheel bearing supports the shaft for rotation in the tube. The thrust washer abuts both a shoulder on the shaft and an inner bearing race of the wheel bearing. The retaining ring abuts the inner bearing race such that the wheel bearing is disposed between the thrust washer and the retaining ring. The snap ring abuts the retaining ring and limits movement of the retaining ring in a direction away from the wheel bearing. | 02-05-2015 |
20150290973 | Light Weight Axle Housing - An axle housing for an axle assembly of a vehicle is provided where the axle housing includes a center leg portion, an outer bearing configured to mount onto one end of the center leg portion, and an inner bearing configured to mount onto the opposite end of the center leg portion. The center leg portion includes a first metal sleeve, a second metal sleeve surrounding the first metal sleeve, and a corrugated inner sleeve arranged between the first and second metal sleeves. The corrugated inner sleeve has a series of corrugations that include first portions and second portions wherein the first portions are affixed to the first metal sleeve and the second portions are affixed to the second metal panel. A plurality of channel regions between the corrugations and the first metal panel and the second metal panel is formed within the axle housing. | 10-15-2015 |
20150354691 | Axle Assembly - An axle assembly that may have a housing and a carrier housing. The axle assembly may include one or more quiet lubricant reservoirs that may not receive rotating components of the axle assembly. A seal may be provided in a channel that may be disposed between the housing and the carrier housing. | 12-10-2015 |
20160046151 | Axle Assembly Having a Bowl Cover - An axle assembly having an axle housing and a bowl cover. The axle housing may have a center portion that may define a bowl opening and a differential carrier opening that may receive a differential. The bowl cover may be mounted to the axle housing and may cover the bowl opening. | 02-18-2016 |
20160047461 | Axle Assembly Having a Bowl Cover with Lubricant Management Features - An axle assembly having an axle housing and a bowl cover. The axle housing may have a center portion that may define a bowl opening. The bowl cover may be mounted to the axle housing and may cover the bowl opening. The bowl cover may include one or more lubricant management features, such as a lubricant reservoir that may hold a volume of lubricant. | 02-18-2016 |