Patent ID: 11888377
Assignee: ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B  H

Claim 19:
20. A method of making an axle assembly comprising:
assembling an electric motor module by:
inserting a coolant jacket, a stator, a rotor, and a rotor shaft partially inside a motor housing, wherein the stator encircles the rotor, the coolant jacket encircles the stator, and the coolant jacket has a set of channels that are arranged around the stator;
attaching an end plate to an end of the coolant jacket that is disposed outside of the motor housing such that the rotor shaft extends through and is supported by the end plate;
installing the electric motor module on a transmission housing assembly by inserting a portion of the coolant jacket that is not partially received inside the motor housing into the transmission housing assembly; and
fastening the motor housing to the transmission housing assembly, wherein the end plate is completely received inside the transmission housing assembly, multiple members of the set of channels are received inside the motor housing, and the remaining members of the set of channels are received inside the transmission housing assembly.