Patent ID: 9151377
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An axle assembly comprising: a bevel gear rotatable about a bevel gear axis; a pinion gear meshed with the bevel gear; and a center housing defining a center cavity in which the bevel gear is disposed, the center housing including an integral first channel, an integral tube-like first conduit and an integral tube-like second conduit, the first channel having a first entrance port into the center cavity disposed proximal to the bevel gear, the first channel extending from the entrance port in an upward direction around a portion of the bevel gear, the first conduit configured to branch off of the first channel in a first direction, and the second conduit configured to branch off of the first channel in a second direction, at least a portion of the first conduit disposed above the entire bevel gear.