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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2016
Applicant:
Borgwarner Sweden Ab, Landskrona, SE;
Inventor:
Bo Lundstrom, Glumslov, SE;
Assignee:
BorgWarner Sweden AB, Landskrona, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 25/12 (2006.01); F16H 57/04 (2010.01); F16D 48/06 (2006.01); F16D 48/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 25/123 (2013.01); F16D 48/02 (2013.01); F16D 48/066 (2013.01); F16H 57/0483 (2013.01); F16D 2048/029 (2013.01); F16D 2500/10431 (2013.01); F16D 2500/3051 (2013.01); F16D 2500/5118 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rear axle drive () for an AWD vehicle is presented. The rear axle drive () is connected to an hydraulic AWD coupling (), wherein the rear axle drive () comprises a lubrication valve () for controlling the level of lubricant in at least one lubricant reservoir () of the rear axle drive () for providing lubricant to gears and/or bearings of the rear axle drive (). The lubrication valve () is functionally connected to a shut-off valve () of the AWD coupling () and the lubrication valve () of the rear axle drive () is controlled by movement of an actuating member () of the AWD coupling ().