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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2014
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Gregory A. Marsh, Jr., Ferndale, MI (US);
Matthew T. Blakeman, South Rockwood, MI (US);
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An axle assembly having an axle housing assembly that is configured to house an input pinion, a differential assembly and a ring gear. The axle housing assembly defines first and second lubricant galleries that provide lubricant to one or more bearings that support the input pinion relative to the axle housing assembly. The first lubricant gallery is configured to receive lubricant slung from the ring gear when the ring gear is rotated in a first rotational direction relative to the axle housing assembly. The second lubricant gallery is configured to receive lubricant slung from the input pinion when the ring gear is driven in a second, opposite direction.