Patent ID: 8152680
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: F16H

Abstract:
1. A crown gear differential assembly for use in the driveline of a motor vehicle, comprising: a one-piece differential carrier rotatably drivable around an axis of rotation (A); said one-piece differential carrier including a casing portion comprising no more than two identical openings for mounting sideshaft gears and differential gears; wherein said sideshaft gears are crown gears and, wherein in a mounted condition in said differential carrier, said sideshaft gears are rotatably held on said axis of rotation (A); wherein said differential gears are spur gears and rotate jointly with said differential carrier around said axis of rotation (A) and engage the teeth of said sideshaft gears; wherein, with reference to a longitudinal central plane, said openings are arranged so as to be mirror-symmetrical and comprise an axial length (L