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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2019
Applicant:
Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, Llc, Maumee, OH (US);
Inventors:
Lucas A. Balistreri, Bowling Green, OH (US);
Shane T. Smith, Sylvania, OH (US);
Assignee:
Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC, Maumee, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/04 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/0423 (2013.01); F16H 57/0457 (2013.01); F16H 57/0469 (2013.01); F16H 57/0483 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein is an axle assembly, including: a carrier housing defining an interior cavity; a pinion shaft rotatably supported in the carrier housing by at least one bearing; a lubricant channel disposed in the carrier housing, the lubricant channel having a first end in fluid communication with the at least one bearing and a second end in fluid communication with the interior cavity; and a lubricant controller at least partially disposed in the lubricant channel, wherein the lubricant controller includes a lubricant capture portion.