Patent ID: 11878578
Assignee: DANA HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 7:
8. An electric axle assembly comprising:
a cradle assembly, the cradle assembly comprising:
a first end cap, a second end cap, and a plurality of legs extending radially outward from a center portion of each end cap;
a plurality of tube portions connecting each leg of the first end cap to a respective leg of the second end cap, each tube portion connected to one of the legs of the first end cap at a first end and connected to one of the legs of the second end cap at a second end;
an electric motor and a gearbox mounted between the first end cap and the second end cap; and
two axle half shafts inserted through a tubular portion of each center portion.