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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joseph M. Endreszl, Belleville, MI (US);
Assignee:
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 5/702 ; F16H 5/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 5/702 ; F16H 5/704 ;
Abstract
An axle assembly having a carrier housing, an axle housing and a differential assembly and a cover assembly. The carrier housing has an access aperture for receiving the differential assembly. The axle housing is fixedly coupled to the carrier housing and is in fluid connection therewith. The cover assembly closes the access aperture and includes a venting device for venting the carrier housing and the axle housing.