Rigid drive axle assembly for motor vehicles
First Claim
1. An axle assembly for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a support beam member having a substantially flat central plate section and two arm sections extending oppositely from said central plate section;
a differential assembly secured to said flat central plate section of said support beam member;
two axle shaft members extending oppositely from said differential assembly and rotatably supported on said arm sections, said axle shaft members being spaced from said flat central plate section of said support beam member; and
a rear cover and a front cover secured to opposite surfaces of said flat central plate section of said support beam member for enclosing said differential assembly.
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Abstract
A rigid drive axle assembly for motor vehicles, includes a support beam member having a substantially flat, enlarged central section and two opposite arm sections axially outwardly extending from the central section, a differential assembly secured to the flat central section of the support beam member, and two opposite axle shaft members outwardly extending from the differential assembly and rotatably supported by the arm sections in a spaced relationship with respect to the central section of the support beam member. The differential assembly includes a differential carrier frame member fastened to the central section of the support beam member, and provided for rotatably supporting a differential case and a drive pinion. The differential assembly is enclosed into a housing formed by a rear cover and a front cover secured to opposite surfaces of the central section of the support beam member. The rear cover incorporates two throughholes provided with self-centering seals.
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29 Claims
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1. An axle assembly for a motor vehicle comprising:
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a support beam member having a substantially flat central plate section and two arm sections extending oppositely from said central plate section;
a differential assembly secured to said flat central plate section of said support beam member;
two axle shaft members extending oppositely from said differential assembly and rotatably supported on said arm sections, said axle shaft members being spaced from said flat central plate section of said support beam member; and
a rear cover and a front cover secured to opposite surfaces of said flat central plate section of said support beam member for enclosing said differential assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An axle assembly for a motor vehicle comprising:
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a support beam member having a substantially flat central plate section and two arm sections extending oppositely from said central plate section;
a differential assembly secured to said flat central plate section of said support beam member;
two opposite axle shaft members oppositely extending from said differential assembly and rotatably supported on said arm sections, said axle shaft members being spaced from said flat central plate section of said support beam; and
a rear cover and a front cover provided at opposite surfaces of said flat central plate section of said support beam member for enclosing said differential assembly.
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26. An axle assembly for a motor vehicle comprising:
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a support beam member having a substantially flat central plate section and two arm sections extending oppositely from said central plate section;
a differential assembly secured to said flat central plate section of said support beam member;
two axle shaft members extending oppositely from said differential assembly and rotatably supported on said arm sections, said axle shaft members being spaced from said flat central plate section of said support beam member with respect to a driving direction of said motor vehicle; and
a rear cover and a front cover secured to opposite surfaces of said flat central plate section of said support beam member for enclosing said differential assembly.
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27. An axle assembly for a motor vehicle comprising:
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a support beam member having a substantially flat central plate section and two arm sections extending oppositely from said central plate section, said support beam member having a central opening therethrough;
a differential assembly secured to said flat central plate section of said support beam member so that said differential assembly extends through said central opening;
two axle shaft members extending oppositely from said differential assembly and rotatably supported on said arm sections, said axle shaft members being spaced from said flat central plate section of said support beam member with respect to a driving direction of said motor vehicle; and
a rear cover and a front cover secured to opposite surfaces of said flat central plate section of said support beam member for enclosing said differential assembly.
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28. An axle assembly for a motor vehicle comprising:
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a support beam member having a substantially flat central plate section and two arm sections extending oppositely from said central section;
a differential assembly secured to said flat central section of said support beam member; and
two axle shaft members extending oppositely from said differential assembly and rotatably supported on said arm sections, said axle shaft members being spaced from said flat central section of said support beam member with respect to a driving direction of said motor vehicle, wherein each of said arm sections of said support beam member being substantially flat and having a shaft supporting bracket provided thereon for rotatably supporting said axle shaft members;
wherein said support beam member having a substantially I-shaped cross-section, and wherein said I-beam cross-section of said support beam member being integrally formed by two C-shaped beams secured to each other.
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29. An axle assembly for a motor vehicle comprising:
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a support beam member having a substantially flat central plate section and two arm sections extending oppositely from said central section;
a differential assembly secured to said flat central section of said support beam member; and
two axle shaft members extending oppositely from said differential assembly and rotatably supported on said arm sections, said axle shaft members being spaced from said flat central section of said support beam member with respect to a driving direction of said motor vehicle, wherein said central plate section of said support beam member has a substantially C-channel cross-section across the entire height thereof.
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Specification