Patent ID: 8393991

Claim:
An axle assembly for a motor vehicle comprising: a differential, a first and a second constant velocity joint, a first and a second ball displacement unit, a first and a second drive shaft, wherein the differential comprises a first and a second axle bevel gear, said first axle bevel gear being constructed integrally in one piece with a first bearing shaft, and said second axle bevel gear being constructed integrally in one piece with a second bearing shaft, said first bearing shaft has a profile configured to accommodate a joint inner part of said first constant velocity joint, said second bearing shaft has a profile configured to accommodate a joint inner part of said second constant velocity joint, said first bearing shaft being connected to said first drive shaft, said first bearing shaft being directly in contact with said joint inner part of said first constant velocity joint, said second bearing shaft being connected to, and in a direction toward, said second drive shaft, said second bearing shaft being directly in contact with said joint inner part of said second constant velocity joint, in a direction toward the first drive shaft said joint inner part of said first constant velocity joint is directly followed by a joint outer part of said first constant velocity joint, in a direction toward the second drive shaft said joint inner part of said second constant velocity joint is directly followed by a joint outer part of said second constant velocity joint, in the direction toward said first drive shaft said joint outer part of said first constant velocity joint is directly followed by an inner part of said first ball displacement unit, in the direction toward said second drive shaft said joint outer part of said second constant velocity joint is directly followed by an inner part of said second ball displacement unit, in the direction toward said first drive shaft said inner part of said first ball displacement unit is directly followed by an outer part of said first ball displacement unit, in the direction toward said second drive shaft said inner part of said second ball displacement unit is directly followed by an outer part of said second ball displacement unit, in the direction toward said first drive shaft said outer part of said first ball displacement unit is directly followed by said first drive shaft, and in the direction toward said second drive shaft said outer part of said second ball displacement unit is directly followed by said second drive shaft.