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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2015
Applicant:
Arvinmeritor Technology, Llc, Troy, MI (US);
Inventors:
James Keane, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
John Kelly, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI (US);
Christopher Keeney, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC, Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/04 (2006.01); B60B 35/12 (2006.01); B60B 35/16 (2006.01); F16H 57/04 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/0447 (2013.01); B60B 35/125 (2013.01); B60B 35/16 (2013.01); F16H 57/0423 (2013.01); F16H 57/0483 (2013.01); F16H 57/0413 (2013.01); F16H 2700/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An axle assembly having a ballast insert assembly and a method of control. The ballast insert assembly may have an inflatable bladder that may be disposed in a cavity. The volume of lubricant in the cavity may be greater when the inflatable bladder is deflated than when the inflatable bladder is inflated.