Patent ID: 9731552
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: B60B,F16H

Claim:
1. An axle assembly having a differential gear set, the axle assembly comprising: a housing having an interior portion sized to receive the differential gear set; at least one axle tube extending from a side of the housing; at least one axle coupled to the differential gear set and extending through the at least one axle tube; and a lubrication control member coupled between the at least one axle and the housing, the lubrication control member including a body formed from a metal having an inner diameter and an outer diameter, the outer diameter being sized to fit within the housing, an inner member formed from an elastomeric material is coupled to the body adjacent the inner diameter, a gap is defined between an opening formed in the inner member and the at least one axle, the body having at least one orifice, the at least one orifice defining a lubrication flow path between the interior portion and the at least one axle tube.