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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2022
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Hyundai Wia Corporation, Changwon-si, KR;
Sung Su Yoo, Suwon-Si, KR;
Seok Ho Bae, Seoul, KR;
Hee Il Kim, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Chang Hee Jeong, Yongin-Si, KR;
Yeong Wook Cho, Uiwang-Si, KR;
Bum Jae Lee, Yongin-Si, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
HYUNDAI WIA Corporation, Changwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A drive axle assembly includes a wheel bearing mounted to an axle housing, a shaft assembly including a first shaft on an inboard side thereof to which a driving force of a power train is transmitted, and a second shaft on an outboard side thereof which is shaft-connected to the inside of the axle housing by a constant-velocity joint and is separably assembled to the first shaft, and a boot assembly including a first end portion fixed to an external ring of the wheel bearing and a second end portion assembled to the shaft assembly to be rotatable relative to the shaft assembly, and configured to restrict rotation of the boot and prevent foreign substances from being introduced therein.