WHEELED VEHICLE DRIVE AXLE Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: transport engineering. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to self-propelled road vehicles. Said drive axle has two angle gear trains driven by separate motors. Housing of each angle train is made in form of cone-like envelope connected with wheel trunnions by threaded fasteners. It has cup-like attachment mating in plane square to wheel axis. Attachment accommodates bushing in which shaft of driving bevel pinion of angle train is installed on bearings. Driven bevel gear is installed on taper bearings, one of which is located in housing on cross partition, and other taper bearing is arranged in attachment. Attachment of housing of angle trains are intercoupled by tubular whose end sections are located in cavities made in attachments below wheel drive shafts. EFFECT: simple design of axle, facilitated assembling. 3 cl, 4 dwg