Dana Italia S.r.l.

Andrea Bortoli

Marco Scopesi

Davide Deimichei

Luca Gambini

Giulio Ornella

Lorenzo Serrao

Fabrizio Denei

Ettore Cosoli

Pier Paolo Rinaldi

Fabrizio Zendri

Matteo Dallapiccola

Gianluca Terrasi

Simone Trapletti

Roberto Rampazzo

Examples of a brake assembly including an anti-vibration support to reduce vertical oscillation of a brake actuator are disclosed herein. In one example, a brake assembly includes a spring-applied, hydraulic release (SAHR) brake actuator coupled to a caliper and cantilevered over an axle housing, and an anti-vibration bracket that terminates at the SAHR brake actuator at a first end and extends under the SAHR brake actuator at an angle relative to the SAHR brake actuator.

Anti-vibration support for an external spring applied hydraulic release brake assembly

The present disclosure relates to a lubricant collection assembly, comprising:

Lubricant collection assembly

A cooling system for a power take-off is proposed. The cooling system comprises a housing including a first chamber for at least partially accommodating a power take-off and a second chamber for at least partially accommodating an axle assembly including an axle shaft, and at least one passive heat conducting element arranged between the first chamber and the second chamber, the at least one passive heat conducting element being configured to provide thermal communication between the first chamber and the second chamber. Furthermore, a transmission assembly for a vehicle is proposed, the transmission assembly comprising the cooling system.

Cooling system for a power take-off and transmission assembly for a vehicle comprising the cooling system

Methods and systems are provided for a lubrication system. The lubrication system includes a bulkhead arranged around an axle and in contact with a seat of a central housing, the bulkhead comprising an entrance diameter larger than an exit diameter, wherein the entrance diameter is positioned near a pinion head bearing and the exit diameter is positioned near a pinion tail bearing.

Methods and systems for a lubrication system

The present document relates to a mechanical assembly, comprising:

Mechanical assembly including a roller bearing

The present disclosure relates to a steering joint assembly comprising an axle beam, a first king pin rigidly mounted on the axle beam, a steering knuckle, and a first spherical plain bearing rotatably connecting the first king pin to the steering knuckle.

Steering joint assembly

A drive axle assembly includes a drive axle housing and a differential disposed within the drive axle housing, the differential including a pinion gear configured to be driven by an input shaft, a crown gear driven by the pinion gear to rotate about a rotation axis, and a plurality of differential gears driven by the crown gear and configured to be drivingly coupled to a first and a second driven shaft. The drive axle assembly further includes a first lubricant baffle fixed to the drive axle housing and having a first axial end portion facing a toothed front face of the crown gear. And the drive axle assembly includes an exchangeable axial spacer to set an axial position of the first axial end portion of the first lubricant baffle.

Drive axle assembly with axially adjustable lubricant baffle

A wet brake system, a method therefor, and a vehicle including such system, the system comprising: a housing enclosing a brake compartment, at least one friction plate rotatably disposed within the brake compartment, at least one separator plate disposed within the brake compartment, coupled to the housing and configured to be frictionally engaged with the at least one friction plate for braking the at least one friction plate, the at least one friction plate and the at least one separator plate configured to be at least partially submersed in a liquid held within the brake compartment, and a liquid reservoir, wherein a drain port is arranged such that the at least one friction plate when rotating is configured to convey liquid held within the brake compartment to the liquid reservoir via the drain port and a drain channel for draining the brake compartment.

Wet brake system and method of operating a wet brake system

A driveline for a vehicle and its method of operating are described. The driveline may have a power source and a front axle assembly drivingly engaged or selectively drivingly engaged with the power source. The front axle assembly may have a front left half shaft, a front right half shaft, a front left torque transmission control mechanism configured to control the transmission of torque to the FL half shaft, and a front right torque transmission control mechanism configured to control the transmission of torque to the FR half shaft. The driveline may also have a rear axle assembly drivingly engaged or selectively drivingly engaged with the power source. The rear axle assembly may have a rear left half shaft, a rear right half shaft, a rear left torque transmission control mechanism configured to control the transmission of torque to the RL half shaft, a rear right torque transmission control mechanism configured to control the transmission of torque to the RR half shaft. The driveline may also have a control unit configured to independently control the FL torque transmission control mechanism, the FR torque transmission control mechanism, the RL torque transmission control mechanism, and the RR torque transmission control mechanism.

Driveline for a vehicle

A hydrostatic driveline has a power source and a hydrostatic pump in driving engagement with the power source; a primary driveline shaft in driving engagement with the power source. The driveline also has a first transmission portion and a second transmission portion in driving engagement with the first transmission portion. A hydrostatic motor is in fluid communication with the hydrostatic pump and is in driving engagement with the first transmission portion. A vehicle output is in driving engagement with the second transmission portion. The primary driveline shaft is also in driving engagement with the second transmission portion. The hydrostatic driveline may be operated in a hydrostatic mode or in a direct drive mode using the primary driveline shaft and the second transmission portion.

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