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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2011
Carolyn Lambka Drum, Dubuque, IA (US);
Christopher M. Ruden, Peosta, IA (US);
Kinte Allen, Dubuque, IA (US);
Mark Cherney, Potosi, WI (US);
Carolyn Lambka Drum, Dubuque, IA (US);
Christopher M. Ruden, Peosta, IA (US);
Kinte Allen, Dubuque, IA (US);
Mark Cherney, Potosi, WI (US);
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
An axle tube comprising a dry section interposing a first wet section and a second wet section, the first and second wet sections housing a liquid lubricant, the dry section having an interior isolated from the liquid lubricant, at least one of the first and second wet sections includes a power train, and at least one of the first and second wet sections includes an electric motor, wherein the electric motor is at least partially received within the dry section, wherein a fluidic seal interposes the electric motor and the dry section, and wherein the electric motor is not rigidly mounted to the dry section.