AXLE ASSEMBLY

摘要

An axle assembly with a carrier housing, an input pinion and a ring gear. The input pinion includes pinion gear teeth and is supported for rotation about a first axis relative to the carrier housing via first and second bearings that are disposed along the first axis on opposite sides of the pinion gear teeth. The ring gear includes ring gear teeth that are meshed to the pinion gear teeth and a third bearing supports the ring gear for rotation about the second axis relative to the carrier housing. The third bearing is disposed along the second axis on a side of the ring gear that is opposite the first axis.

主权项

1. An axle assembly comprising:
a carrier housing; an input pinion received in the carrier housing and rotatable about a first axis, the input pinion having a plurality of pinion teeth; a ring gear received in the carrier housing and rotatable about a second axis that is not parallel to the first axis, the ring gear having a plurality of ring gear teeth; a case received in the carrier housing and coupled to the ring gear for rotation about the second axis; a first bearing assembly supporting the input pinion for rotation about the first axis relative to the carrier housing, the first bearing assembly having a first outer bearing race that is mounted to the carrier housing at a location along the first axis between the case and the ring gear teeth; a second bearing assembly supporting the input pinion for rotation about the first axis relative to the carrier housing, the second bearing assembly being disposed along the first axis on a side of the pinion teeth that is opposite the first bearing; and a third bearing assembly supporting the ring gear for rotation about the second axis relative to the carrier housing, the third bearing assembly being disposed along the second axis on a side of the ring gear teeth that is opposite the first axis.