US 12,129,920 B2
Drive axle assembly with axially adjustable lubricant baffle
Andrea Bortoli, Arco (IT); and Marco Scopesi, Arco (IT)
Assigned to DANA ITALIA S.R.L., Trentino (IT)
Filed by DANA ITALIA S.R.L., Trentino (IT)
Filed on Jul. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/348,961.
Claims priority of application No. 20 2022 103 860.0 (DE), filed on Jul. 8, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0011552 A1, Jan. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. F16H 57/04 (2010.01); F16H 48/08 (2006.01); F16H 57/037 (2012.01)
CPC F16H 57/0423 (2013.01) [F16H 48/08 (2013.01); F16H 57/037 (2013.01); F16H 2048/087 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A drive axle assembly for driving first and second driven shafts of a vehicle, the drive axle assembly comprising:
a drive axle housing and a differential disposed within said drive axle housing, the differential including a pinion gear configured to be driven by an input shaft, a crown gear driven by said pinion gear to rotate about a rotation axis, and a plurality of differential gears driven by said crown gear and configured to be drivingly coupled to the first and second driven shafts;
wherein the drive axle assembly further comprises a first lubricant baffle that is fixed to the drive axle housing, the first lubricant baffle having a first axial end portion facing a toothed front face of the crown gear; and
wherein the drive axle assembly further comprises an exchangeable axial spacer to set an axial position of the first axial end portion of the first lubricant baffle.