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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2009
Filed:
May. 16, 2007
Applicant:
Kevin R. Beutler, Columbiaville, MI (US);
Inventor:
Kevin R. Beutler, Columbiaville, MI (US);
Assignee:
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/04 (2006.01); F01M 11/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An axle assembly for a vehicle includes a housing, a differential assembly rotatably supported within the housing, a differential cover and a gasket assembly positioned between the housing and the differential cover. The gasket assembly includes a body and a magnet coupled to the body. The magnet is positioned in communication with a lubricant located within the interior of the housing.