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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022
Filed:
May. 24, 2018
Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, Llc, Maumee, OH (US);
Thibault G. Devreese, Ghent, BE;
Wouter Wa Galoppin, Kampenhout, BE;
Nicholas W. Laforce, Whitehouse, OH (US);
Lewis H. Nickell, Portage, MI (US);
Robert L. Vailliencourt, Wauseon, OH (US);
Steven J. Wesolowski, Waterville, OH (US);
George A. Willford, Waterville, OH (US);
Ned W. Wright, Toledo, OH (US);
DANA HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC, Maumee, OH (US);
Abstract
A modular electric axle head assembly for a vehicle. An axle assembly of the vehicle includes a banjo portion with a first opening extending from an inner surface to an outer surface of an inboard side of the banjo portion. At least a portion of a differential assembly disposed within at the banjo portion of the axle assembly and is drivingly connected to at least a portion of a gear assembly. The gear assembly is also drivingly connected to a motor output shaft. At least a portion of the gear assembly is disposed within a hollow portion of a gear assembly housing. An outboard portion of the gear assembly housing has a mounting flange that is integrally connected to the inboard side of the banjo portion. A first and second protruding portion extends from the axle assembly mounting flange and provides rotational support for the differential assembly.