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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
May. 23, 2016
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag;
Manuel Bauer, Tittling, DE;
Paul Lenz, Waldkirchen, DE;
Horst Sigl, Tiefenbach, DE;
Alexander Enderl, Vilshofen, DE;
Rudolf Neumüller, Buechlberg, DE;
Daniel Dudek, Salzweg, DE;
Stefan Brachmeier, Geisenhausen, DE;
Peter Haselberger, Mauth, DE;
Daniela Wagner, Egglham, DE;
Rainer Hildebrand, Friedrichshafen, DE;
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Abstract
A vehicle axle includes, an axle gear unit housing and axle tubes adjoining the latter. The axle gear unit housing has an opening which is surrounded by a flange. Threaded blind bore holes extend beyond the thickness of the flange into the region of the wall of the axle gear unit housing which has radially outwardly on the side of the flange facing the axle gear unit housing a wall thickening which extends annularly radially circumferentially along the flange and which is configured in a continuously annular manner or so as to form spot faces partially in the areas of the threaded blind bore holes, wherein a joint flash extends in a central plane along the axle tubes and toward the flangein the region of the axle gear unit housing and at the flange along the radially outer contour of the wall thickening.