AXLE ASSEMBLY WITH TORQUE DISTRIBUTION DRIVE MECHANISM

摘要

An axle assembly with a differential assembly, a housing and a transmission. The transmission has a first and second planetary gearsets that have associated (i.e., first and second) ring gears, planet carriers and sun gears. The first planet carrier is coupled to a differential carrier of the differential assembly for common rotation. The second ring gear is non-rotatably coupled to the housing. The second planet carrier is coupled to the second differential output for common rotation. The second sun gear is coupled to the first sun gear for common rotation.

主权项

1. An axle assembly comprising:
first and second axle shafts; a differential assembly having a differential carrier and first and second differential outputs received in the differential carrier that are rotatable about an output axis, the first differential output being drivingly coupled to the first axle shaft, the second differential output being drivingly coupled to the second axle shaft; a housing; and a transmission received in the housing, the transmission having first and second planetary gearsets, the first planetary gearset having a first ring gear, a first planet carrier and a first sun gear, the first planet carrier being coupled to the differential carrier for common rotation, the second planetary gearset having a second ring gear, a second planet carrier and a second sun gear, the second ring gear being non-rotatably coupled to the housing, the second planet carrier being coupled to the second differential output and the second axle shaft for common rotation, the second sun gear being coupled to the first sun gear for common rotation.