Patent ID: 7585246

Claim:
An assembly comprising: a differential carrier for a differential drive, which differential carrier is supported so as to be rotatingly drivable around a longitudinal axis; sideshaft gears which are supported in the differential carrier so as to be coaxially rotatable around the longitudinal axis; differential gears which are supported in the differential carrier on axes of rotation (R) positioned radially relative to the longitudinal axis and which meshingly engage the sideshaft gears; and a multi-plate coupling arranged in the differential carrier so as to extend coaxially relative to the longitudinal axis (A) and to be effective between a first one of the sideshaft gears and the differential carrier, or a second one of the sideshaft gears; wherein the differential carrier is formed of a dish-shaped part comprising a base and an integrally formed-on flange, and a cover which is inserted into the dish-shaped part and which is axially fixed by an annular securing element; wherein the cover and the multi-plate coupling, with reference to a plane extending through the axes of rotation (R) of the differential gears, are positioned in the differential carrier on a side located opposite the base and the flange; and wherein the annular securing element is a threaded ring which is turned into an inner thread in the dish-shaped part.