Patent ID: 7055406

Claim:
An axle housing assembly capable of being supported by a vehicle's base frame comprising: an axle housing having a differential housing and a cover attached to the differential housing, said differential housing having an integrally formed housing body and being provided with a pair of axle tubes fixed to said differential housing within said housing body; support means including a pair of axle brackets each having a ring portion wherein said pair of axle brackets are fitted on said pair of axle tubes adapted for mounting said axle housing to the base frame by coupling each axle bracket to the base frame wherein a thick portion projecting toward said housing body is formed on one of said pair of axle brackets such that the distal end of said thick portion is in contact with one of the left side surface and the right side surface of a convex repulsive force receiving member; and said convex repulsive force receiving member provided on the body of said differential housing wherein a through hole is formed in parallel with the axle tubes for receiving a fastener for directly coupling the body of said differential housing integrally with an axle bracket, wherein said differential housing is substantially centered between said pair of axle brackets, and wherein said convex repulsive force receiving member is secured to only one of said pair of axle brackets by a repulsive force receiving bolt so that said body is supported by the base frame through the brackets.