Patent ID: 8118133
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: B60B,B60G

Abstract:
1. A modular portal wheel end system for connection to a plurality of differently configured axles for vehicles, said portal wheel end system comprising: a housing for being selectively coupled with any one of the plurality of differently configured axles; an input gear supported by said housing and rotatable about a first rotational axis for receiving rotational input from any one of the plurality of differently configured axles; an output gear supported by said housing and coupled to said input gear with said output gear rotatable about a second rotational axis offset from said first rotational axis; a wheel hub coupled to said output gear; and a plurality of adapter brackets each configured to be interchangeably connected to said housing and each having a different predetermined configuration for connection to a separate one of the plurality of differently configured axles for coupling said housing to any one of the plurality of differently configured axles.