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Apparatus and method for cooling an axle

  • US 6,499,565 B1
  • Filed: 03/15/2000
  • Issued: 12/31/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An axle assembly for a work vehicle, comprising:

  • an axle shaft;

    an axle housing, wherein the axle shaft is disposed within the axle housing;

    an axle lubricating fluid disposed within the axle housing;

    an axle cooling device disposed within the axle housing, in contact with at least a portion of the lubricating fluid, including a coil;

    a cooling fluid circuit fluidly coupled to the coil, wherein the cooling circuit includes a cooling fluid pump and a cooling fluid reservoir, and wherein the coil receives cooling fluid from the pump and delivers cooling fluid to the reservoir; and

    a heat exchanger disposed in the cooling circuit in parallel with the coil delivering cooling fluid to the cooling fluid reservoir to remove heat from the cooling fluid.

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