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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
May. 07, 2025
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Rodrigo Bahena, Puebla, MX;
Jessica Sampieri, Puebla, MX;
Rafael Domínguez, Puebla, MX;
Sergio Enrique Aguilar, Cholula, MX;
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
An axle assembly for a vehicle includes a differential including a drive gear rotatable about an axis and a differential case coupled with the drive gear and defining a gear interaction space. A housing includes a differential portion having a proximal portion in which the drive gear is housed, a first distal portion extending in a first axial direction from the proximal portion, and a second distal portion extending in a second axial direction from the proximal portion. The differential portion defines space. A fluid flow path extends from a sump, circumferentially between the drive gear and the proximal portion and to a cavity, from the cavity in the first axial direction into a first chamber, and from the first chamber in the second axial direction into the gear interaction space.