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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2016
Applicant:
Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, Llc, Maumee, OH (US);
Inventors:
Daniel D. Carmean, Swanton, OH (US);
Aaron D. Gries, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Greg C. Parent, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Benjamin J. Passino, Maumee, OH (US);
Joshua A. Perry, Maumee, OH (US);
Chris Wurzer, Freedom, WI (US);
Assignee:
Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC, Maumee, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/04 (2010.01); F16H 57/037 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/0409 (2013.01); F16H 57/037 (2013.01); F16H 57/0424 (2013.01); F16H 57/0434 (2013.01); F16H 57/0457 (2013.01); F16H 57/0469 (2013.01); F16H 57/0471 (2013.01); F16H 57/0483 (2013.01);
Abstract
An axle assembly includes a carrier housing, a ring gear disposed within the carrier housing, and a pinion meshed with the ring gear. The pinion is coupled with a pinion shaft rotatably supported in the carrier housing by at least one bearing. A sump and a fluid catch are disposed in the carrier housing. A conduit having a regulator is in fluid communication with the fluid catch and the at least one bearing.