Patent ID: 8617024
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: B60K,F16H

Abstract:
1. An axle final drive assembly comprising: a housing, having an outer housing portion, and an inner housing portion; an axially inner axle bearing supported by the housing; an axially outer axle bearing supported by the housing; an axle shaft supported for rotation by the outer axle bearing; and a planetary transmission having a planet carrier fixed for rotation with the axle shaft, the planet carrier being supported for rotation by the inner axle bearing, and the planetary transmission having a ring gear and a plurality of planet gears which are positioned axially between the inner and outer axle bearings, wherein the ring gear is disposed between the outer housing portion and the inner housing portion; wherein the axle shaft includes a flange and the planet carrier is fixed to the flange and the carrier mounts the inner axle bearing.