Patent ID: 9028358
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: B60K,F16H

Abstract:
1. An axle assembly comprising: an axle housing assembly having a carrier housing and first and second end caps that are mounted to the carrier housing, the first end cap cooperating with the carrier housing to define a differential cavity, the second end cap cooperating with the carrier housing to define a clutch cavity; an input pinion extending into the differential cavity; a ring gear in the differential cavity and meshingly engaged with the input pinion, the ring gear being supported for rotation about a first axis by a four-point angular contact bearing; a differential assembly received in the differential cavity and configured to receive rotary power from the ring gear, the differential assembly having a first differential output and a second differential output; a clutch having a first clutch member and a second clutch member, the clutch being configured to selectively transmit rotary power between the first and second clutch members, the clutch being received in the clutch cavity; a spindle drivingly coupling the first differential output with the first clutch member, the spindle being received through a tubular portion of the carrier housing; and first and second output members, the first output member being coupled for rotation with the first differential output, the second output member being coupled for rotation with the second clutch member.