Abstract: A driveline unit housing includes a body defining an interior, a central portion, and a plurality of openings each adapted to receive a shaft. A mounting body has a mounting surface defining one of the openings, the mounting surface includes a plurality of mounting holes and has a peripheral length greater than that of the central portion. Support walls extend between the central portion and mounting body, and extend axially relative to an axis of rotation of a shaft received through the opening defined by the mounting surface, and at least a majority of the support walls extend radially and a plane through and parallel to each such support wall intersects an axis of the mounting holes and the axis of rotation. Spaces defined between the support walls span a majority of a circumference of an imaginary circle that intersects each support wall.

Abstract: A drive device for four-wheel-drive motor vehicles includes a primary axle which is driven by a drive assembly via a center differential and a secondary axle which is driven via the primary axle and via a transmission. Side differentials are arranged on the output elements of the primary axle coaxially to the center differential of the primary axle. The drive elements of the side differentials have a drive connection to the output elements of the center differential, and the output elements of the side differentials have a drive connection to the driveshafts of the primary axle and to the driveshafts of the secondary axle via multiple belt drives.

Abstract: A differential apparatus is provided with a case; a pinion gear; a pair of side gears meshing with the pinion gear; a spherically depressed pinion gear supporting surface portion formed on an inner surface of the case to support a spherically projecting back side portion of the pinion gear; and spherically depressed side gear supporting surface portions formed on the inner surface of the case to respectively support spherically projecting back side portions of the side gears. The projecting back side portions of the side gears which are slidable on the depressed side gear supporting surface portions are formed on tooth portions of the side gears.

Abstract: A planetary roller gear drive with a spindle nut (1) that is arranged on a threaded spindle (2) and with planets (3) that are arranged distributed around the periphery and are in rolling engagement with the spindle nut (1) and the threaded spindle (2). The planets (3) revolve on planetary orbits (P) that are arranged perpendicular to the spindle axis and the planets (3) are each divided into multiple planet parts arranged one behind the other in the axial direction.

Abstract: A drive assembly for a vehicle includes a shaft supported on first and second components, a gear wheel for transmitting torque, and a bearing supporting the gear wheel on the shaft, transmitting axial force in a first axial direction between the gear wheel and the first component, and transmitting axial force in a second direction opposite the first direction between the gear wheel and the second component.

Abstract: An assembly includes first and second components, a shaft supported on the components, a gear wheel transmitting torque between a transmission output and a differential mechanism, and a bearing supporting the gear wheel on the shaft, transmitting axial force in a first direction between the gear wheel and the first component, and axial force in a second axial direction opposite the first direction between the gear wheel and the second component.

Abstract: A drive axle assembly includes a pair of axleshafts connected to a pair of wheels, and a drive mechanism for selectively coupling a driven input shaft to one or both of the axleshafts. The drive mechanism includes first and second drive units that can be selectively engaged to control the magnitude of the drive torque transferred and the relative rotary speed between the input shaft and the axleshafts. Each drive unit includes a planetary gearset disposed between the input shaft and its corresponding axleshaft, and a pair of mode clutches that may be activated to cause the planetary gearset to establish different speed ratio drive connections between the input shaft and the axleshaft. A control system including an electronic control unit (ECU) and sensors are provided to control actuation of the clutches so as to control the side-to-side traction characteristics of the drive axle assembly.

Abstract: A single planet planetary differential including a shaft mechanism, a planet gear, disposed so as to be meshingly communicated with the shaft mechanism, a carrier device, the carrier device defining a carrier cavity for rotatingly containing the planet gear, a worm gear, wherein the worm gear is disposed so as to be meshingly communicated with the carrier device and a differential housing, wherein the differential housing defines a differential cavity for rotatingly containing the shaft mechanism and the carrier device and wherein the differential housing defines a worm gear cavity for rotatingly containing the worm gear.

Abstract: An automotive final drive assembly which utilizes a worm gear system for speed reduction between a vehicle's engine and drive wheels. The final drive assembly is capable of reducing the high speed from the engine and delivering it to the vehicle's drive wheels, all within an extremely compact space. Furthermore, the large contact area between the thread of the worm and the teeth of the worm gear provides for a high load capacity with relatively low friction, such that the final drive assembly is efficient and operates at lower temperatures. Finally, the worm gear is a ball worm gear having a spheroidal shape. As a result, the structure of the final drive assembly is simplified and suitably rigid to maintain the threads of the worm in mesh with the teeth of the worm gear.