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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2011
Gary Myers, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Joseph A. Rozman, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Charles R. Pajtas, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Shawn E. Bronner, Detroit, MI (US);
Syed M. Akbari, Peoria, IL (US);
Gary Myers, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Joseph A. Rozman, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Charles R. Pajtas, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Shawn E. Bronner, Detroit, MI (US);
Syed M. Akbari, Peoria, IL (US);
Chrysler Group LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
An axle assembly for a vehicle including a first gear, and a second gear joined to a shaft extending along a longitudinal axis. The second gear engages the first gear. A bearing is disposed over the shaft distal the second gear. A housing is disposed about at least a portion of the shaft. The housing includes a first lubricant pathway spaced apart from a second lubricant pathway, wherein the first lubricant pathway routes lubricant towards the bearing and the second lubricant pathway routes lubricant away from the bearing. The first and second lubricant pathways are not in a position coplanar with a plane of rotation of the first gear.