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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2001
Dietmar Lagies, Wolfsburg, DE;
Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, DE;
Abstract
A drive arrangement for a vehicle including a drive assembly having a crankcase, and an oil sump arranged to close off the crankcase on one side. The oil sump and the crankcase have a common connecting plane. The oil sump has a first sidewall with an indent arranged to protrude into the oil sump, which indent is configured to receive a differential gear. The indent has an orifice for receiving an axle shaft projecting out of the differential gear. The orifice further has a center axis that runs through the connecting plane. The oil sump has a second wall with an orifice for an output shaft of the gear. A tunnel-like indentation is provided in the oil sump so as to connect the orifice to the indent for the differential gear. The tunnel-like indentation is configured so as to encase the output shaft relative to the oil sump.