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.
Light Weight Axle Housing
2015-10-15
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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