Single speed and two-speed disconnecting axle arrangements

摘要

A driveline component with a housing, a pinion mounted in the housing for rotation about a first axis, a ring gear and a pair of output members. The ring gear is meshed with the pinion and is rotatable about a second axis. The ring gear is supported for rotation relative to the housing by a pair of tapered roller bearings that are disposed along the second axis on a common lateral side of the ring gear. The output members are drivingly coupled to the ring gear.

主权项

1. A driveline component comprising:
a housing; a pinion mounted in the housing for rotation about a first axis; a ring gear meshed with the pinion and rotatable about a second axis, the ring gear being supported for rotation relative to the housing by a pair of tapered roller bearings that are disposed along the second axis on a common lateral side of the ring gear; a pair of output members drivingly coupled to the ring gear; and a differential assembly housed in the housing and drivingly disposed between the output members and the ring gear; wherein the differential assembly has a pair of differential outputs, each of the differential outputs being drivingly coupled to a corresponding one of the output members, the driveline component further comprising a clutch coupled to the differential assembly and selectively operable for disconnecting the pinion from the output members: wherein the clutch is disposed between the ring gear and an input of the differential assembly; and wherein the differential assembly comprises a planetary gearset and wherein an output of the clutch is coupled to a ring gear of the planetary gearset for common rotation.