Abstract: Various systems and methods are provided for wet brake systems for vehicles. In one embodiment, a wet brake system for a vehicle includes a drive shaft, a housing including a brake compartment and a reservoir axially offset from the brake compartment along the drive shaft, a brake plate assembly including an end plate arranged within the brake compartment, a lower channel formed between the end plate and the housing and arranged at a drain end of the housing, and an upper channel formed between the end plate and the housing, opposite to the lower channel across the drive shaft. Coolant/lubricant within the housing, such as oil, may flow out of the brake compartment during conditions in which the drive shaft is rotated, and may flow into the brake compartment during conditions in which the drive shaft does not rotate or is relatively stationary.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a 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 a first and a second driven shaft. The drive axle assembly further comprises a first lubricant baffle fixed to the drive axle housing and having a first axial end portion facing a toothed front face of the crown gear. And the drive axle assembly comprises an exchangeable axial spacer to set an axial position of the first axial end portion of the first lubricant baffle.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a steering joint assembly comprising an axle beam, a first king pin rigidly mounted on the axle beam, a steering knuckle, and a first spherical plain bearing rotatably connecting the first king pin to the steering knuckle.

Abstract: The present document relates to a mechanical assembly, comprising: a first roller bearing including an inner race, an outer race and a plurality of rolling elements, wherein an axis of rotation of the first roller bearing defines a first axial direction oriented horizontally or inclined with respect to the vertical direction, a source of lubricant configured to deliver lubricant to the first roller bearing, and at least one movable element disposed adjacent to the first roller bearing on a first side of the first roller bearing in the first axial direction, wherein the rolling elements of the first roller bearing are tapered and their larger diameter ends point towards the at least one movable element, and/or wherein axes of rotation of the rolling elements of the first roller bearing are inclined with respect to the the first axial direction so that centrifugal forces generated inside the first roller bearing are configured to transport lubricant towards the at least one movable element.

Abstract: A cooling system for a power take-off is proposed. The cooling system comprises a housing including a first chamber for at least partially accommodating a power take-off and a second chamber for at least partially accommodating an axle assembly including an axle shaft, and at least one passive heat conducting element arranged between the first chamber and the second chamber, the at least one passive heat conducting element being configured to provide thermal communication between the first chamber and the second chamber. Furthermore, a transmission assembly for a vehicle is proposed, the transmission assembly comprising the cooling system.

Abstract: A strain sensor system having a first base plate with an elongate shape defining a first longitudinal axis, a first strain sensor disposed on the first base plate, a second base plate having an elongate shape defining a second longitudinal axis, a second strain sensor disposed on the second base plate, and a control unit configured to process measurement data produced by the first strain sensor and by the second strain sensor, wherein the first base plate and the second base plate are disposed such that the first longitudinal axis is arranged orthogonally or essentially orthogonally with respect to the second longitudinal axis.

Abstract: A method of monitoring a vehicle axle, and of discriminating between a plurality of axle failure modes, is described. The method may include acquiring first axle data and second axle data, detecting at least one first anomaly if the acquired first axle data deviate from first reference data provided by a model of the axle, detecting at least one second anomaly if the acquired second axle data deviate from second reference data, detecting at least one out of a plurality of axle failure modes based on which anomaly or which anomalies have been detected, and issuing a failure notice indicative of the at least one detected axle failure mode.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are valve assemblies, such as for use in a tire inflation system, the valve assemblies comprising: a first fluid port and a second fluid port fluidly connectable with one another via a fluid passage; a first valve having an open position and a closed position, the first valve in its closed position blocking the fluid passage and in its open position unblocking the fluid passage; a second valve having an open position and a closed position, the second valve in its closed position blocking the fluid passage and in its open position unblocking the fluid passage; and a control volume fluidly connected or fluidly connectable with the first fluid port via a flow restrictor, wherein the first valve, the second valve and the control volume are configured such that a fluid pressure in the control volume biases each of the first valve and the second valve toward their closed position.

Abstract: A pneumatically controllable valve assembly, in particular for use in a tire inflation system, includes a first fluid port, a second fluid port, and a movable member configured to be moved between an open position and a closed position. When the movable member is in the open position the first fluid port is in fluid communication with the second fluid port. When the movable member is in the closed position the first fluid port is fluidly isolated from the second fluid port. A first pneumatic actuator is in fluid communication with the first fluid port. The first pneumatic actuator is configured to bias the movable member toward the open position. A second pneumatic actuator is configured to bias the movable member toward the closed position. The valve assembly also includes a flow restrictor. The first fluid port is in fluid communication with the second pneumatic actuator by way of the flow restrictor, at least when the movable member is in the open position.

Abstract: A strain sensor system having a first base plate with an elongate shape defining a first longitudinal axis, a first strain sensor disposed on the first base plate, a second base plate having an elongate shape defining a second longitudinal axis, a second strain sensor disposed on the second base plate, and a control unit configured to process measurement data produced by the first strain sensor and by the second strain sensor, wherein the first base plate and the second base plate are disposed such that the first longitudinal axis is arranged orthogonally or essentially orthogonally with respect to the second longitudinal axis.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are valve assemblies, such as for use in a tire inflation system, the valve assemblies comprising: a first fluid port and a second fluid port fluidly connectable with one another via a fluid passage; a first valve having an open position and a closed position, the first valve in its closed position blocking the fluid passage and in its open position unblocking the fluid passage; a second valve having an open position and a closed position, the second valve in its closed position blocking the fluid passage and in its open position unblocking the fluid passage; and a control volume fluidly connected or fluidly connectable with the first fluid port via a flow restrictor, wherein the first valve, the second valve and the control volume are configured such that a fluid pressure in the control volume biases each of the first valve and the second valve toward their closed position.

Abstract: A method of monitoring a vehicle axle, and of discriminating between a plurality of axle failure modes, is described. The method may include acquiring first axle data and second axle data, detecting at least one first anomaly if the acquired first axle data deviate from first reference data provided by a model of the axle, detecting at least one second anomaly if the acquired second axle data deviate from second reference data, detecting at least one out of a plurality of axle failure modes based on which anomaly or which anomalies have been detected, and issuing a failure notice indicative of the at least one detected axle failure mode.

Abstract: A pneumatically controllable valve assembly, in particular for use in a tire inflation system, includes a first fluid port, a second fluid port, and a movable member configured to be moved between an open position and a closed position. When the movable member is in the open position the first fluid port is in fluid communication with the second fluid port. When the movable member is in the closed position the first fluid port is fluidly isolated from the second fluid port. A first pneumatic actuator is in fluid communication with the first fluid port. The first pneumatic actuator is configured to bias the movable member toward the open position. A second pneumatic actuator is configured to bias the movable member toward the closed position. The valve assembly also includes a flow restrictor. The first fluid port is in fluid communication with the second pneumatic actuator by way of the flow restrictor, at least when the movable member is in the open position.