Patent ID: 6296087
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: B60T,F16D

Abstract:
A wet disc brake and axle fluid cooling system comprising:an axle housing;a brake housing supported on said axle housing;a pump located inside one of said axle or brake housings and driven by an axle shaft that is an internal axle shaft rotatingly connected to said axle housing wherein said system draws fluid out of said brake housing to cool the fluid and wherein the fluid can flow from said brake housing to said axle housing; said pump being internal for drawing brake fluid from said axle housing;an external cooling tube connected to said internal pump and said brake housing for reducing the temperature of the fluid and guiding the fluid back to said brake housing wherein said internal pump draws brake fluid from said brake housing and said external cooling tube guides the fluid back to said axle housing; anda first spur gear in direct driving engagement with said internal axle shaft to drive said pump.