Patent ID: 9103429
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: B60K,E02F,F02M,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A reservoir assembly comprising: a main reservoir enclosed by a vehicle differential case, the main reservoir having a lower portion and an upper portion; a main port formed in an upper surface of the differential case; a main vent conduit having a first end which communicates with the main port, the main vent conduit extending away from the first end, the main vent conduit having a first resistance to air flow therethrough, and all of the main vent conduit being external to the differential case; an auxiliary reservoir mounted outboard and spaced apart from the differential case and adjacent to an axle housing, the auxiliary reservoir having a lower portion and an upper portion; an auxiliary port formed in an upper surface of the auxiliary reservoir, the lower portion of the auxiliary reservoir being communicated with the lower portion of the main reservoir; a breather vent which is in communication with atmosphere and which is spaced apart from a housing which encloses the auxiliary reservoir; and a vent pipe which communicates the auxiliary port with the breather vent, the vent pipe having a second resistance to air flow therethrough, the first resistance being greater than the second resistance so that fluid will release faster from the auxiliary reservoir than from the main reservoir, and all of the vent pipe being external to the differential case.