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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2015
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Sunil Katragadda, Canton, MI (US);
W. Cary Cole, Livonia, MI (US);
Michael Levin, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Furqan Zafar Shaikh, Troy, MI (US);
Danrich Henry Demitroff, Okemos, MI (US);
Mathew John Fast, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An axle includes a differential, a cover, and a heat absorber. The differential has a ring gear disposed within a housing. The ring gear is configured to pump a lubricating fluid. The cover is attached to the housing. The heat absorber is attached to the cover within a pump path of the ring gear. The heat absorber has a phase-change material disposed within the heat absorber configured to absorb heat from the lubricating fluid. A method to control fluid temperature in a vehicle axle is also included.