Patent ID: 7610996

Claim:
A modular brake assembly for a drive axle comprising: a multi-disk brake having a service brake element ( 2 ) and a parking brake element ( 3 ), the modular brake assembly being located in a brake housing ( 1 ) axially between an axle bracket and an axle center component, a guide being supported within the brake housing ( 1 ) on an inside diameter of the brake housing ( 1 ), and the guide comprising a device ( 6 ) for actuating and locking a mechanical differential lock and a return spring ( 7 ) for deactivating and unlocking the mechanical differential lock, an oil supply line ( 8 ) for supplying fluid to the device ( 6 ) for actuating the mechanical differential lock, and the oil supply line ( 8 ) extending through a bridge of the brake housing ( 1 ) located between the service brake element ( 2 ) and the parking brake element ( 3 ).