An axle assembly includes an axle configured for rotation by receiving rotational power from the power source and an axle housing containing the axle. The axle assembly further includes a brake disk disposed in the axle housing, coupled to the axle, and configured for rotation upon the rotation of the axle, a lubricant circuit extending from a lubricant circuit inlet axially aligned with the brake disk to a lubricant circuit outlet in the axle housing, and a heat exchanger disposed in the lubricant circuit to exchange heat between lubricant in the lubricant circuit and coolant circulating through the heat exchanger.
VEHICLE, AXLE ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD OF MODULATING A TEMPERATURE OF LUBRICANT IN A VEHICLE AXLE ASSEMBLY
2025-03-06
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60B VEHICLE WHEELS , Räder für Fahrzeuge / B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES / B60T Bremsanlagen für Fahrzeuge oder Teile davon , VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF / F01P Kühlung von Kraft- und Arbeitsmaschinen oder Kraftmaschinen allgemein , COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL / F16D COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION , Nicht schaltbare Kupplungen |
AXLE WRAP, AXLE HOUSING ASSEMBLY, DRIVE AXLE, AND VEHICLE
European Patent Office | 2025
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