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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2001
Guenter Ruehle, Loechgau, DE;
Mark Mastroianni, Ludwigsburg, MI (US);
Getrag Getriebe-Und Zahnradfabrik Hermann Hagenmeyer GmbH & CIE, Ludwignsburg, DE;
Abstract
A differential gear for a motor vehicle, comprises a casing, an input shaft, two output shafts, and a differential supported within the casing. The casing comprises two casing parts connected to each other along a separation plane which is oriented perpendicular with respect to the output shafts. At least one of the two casing parts comprises a projection which serves as a hollow carrier. The projection comprises an attachment spot for attaching the casing to a body of the motor vehicle, and is arranged above a rest oil level within the casing, wherein a retaining element is arranged within the casing at the entrance of the projection. The retaining element limiting the flow of oil which has been thrown into the projection, back into the casing.