Axle assembly for drive device of a motor vehicle
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1. An axle assembly (1) for a drive device for road wheels (7) of a vehicle, comprising:
- a stationary housing (10) having a housing interior (9) at least partially filled with a lubricating liquid;
differential supports (23) arranged in the housing interior (9), the differential supports contactingly supporting a differential of the drive device;
axle housings (20) connected to and extending from the stationary housing (10) and structured and arranged with respect to the stationary housing (10) so as to provide respective openings through which the axles (5) of the vehicle pass towards the road wheels (7);
a venting bore (22) in one of the axle housings (20) configured to allow pressurized air to escape from the stationary housing (10); and
at least two ribs (34) arranged, parallel or substantially parallel to each other, at an upper surface of said housing interior (9) of said stationary housing (10) and positioned transverse to a direction of the one of the axle housings (20) having the venting bore (22), said at least two ribs (34) being arranged in a region of the housing interior (9) at which the stationary housing (10) joins the one of the axle housings (20) having the venting bore (22) so as to prevent migration of the lubricating liquid out of the venting bore (22), at least one of the at least two ribs (34) being arranged in the housing interior (9) so as to extend from one of the differential supports (23) to an opposing wall of the stationary housing (10).
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Abstract
An axle assembly for a drive device for the road wheels of a vehicle includes: a stationary housing having a housing interior at least partially filled with a lubricating liquid; axle housings connected to the stationary housing and configured to permit axles of the vehicle to pass towards the road wheels; a venting bore in one of the axle housings configured to allow pressurized air to escape from the stationary housing; and at least one rib sized and positioned in the housing interior of the stationary housing so as to prevent migration of the lubricating liquid out of the venting bore.
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1. An axle assembly (1) for a drive device for road wheels (7) of a vehicle, comprising:
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a stationary housing (10) having a housing interior (9) at least partially filled with a lubricating liquid; differential supports (23) arranged in the housing interior (9), the differential supports contactingly supporting a differential of the drive device; axle housings (20) connected to and extending from the stationary housing (10) and structured and arranged with respect to the stationary housing (10) so as to provide respective openings through which the axles (5) of the vehicle pass towards the road wheels (7); a venting bore (22) in one of the axle housings (20) configured to allow pressurized air to escape from the stationary housing (10); and at least two ribs (34) arranged, parallel or substantially parallel to each other, at an upper surface of said housing interior (9) of said stationary housing (10) and positioned transverse to a direction of the one of the axle housings (20) having the venting bore (22), said at least two ribs (34) being arranged in a region of the housing interior (9) at which the stationary housing (10) joins the one of the axle housings (20) having the venting bore (22) so as to prevent migration of the lubricating liquid out of the venting bore (22), at least one of the at least two ribs (34) being arranged in the housing interior (9) so as to extend from one of the differential supports (23) to an opposing wall of the stationary housing (10). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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