An inverted portal drive axle (52) includes an off-center driving input (60) that is coupled to first and second axle shafts (62,64). The first axle shaft (62) drives a first gear box (68) that is coupled to a first wheel assembly (56a). The second axle sh...

An axle system (12) includes an axle lubrication level (A1) within an axle housing (16) which is lower than a wheel end lubrication level (W1) within the wheel end assemblies (14A,14B). An opening (48) through the wheel end assembly housing (46A) provides ...

An axle assembly in portal arrangement, especially for a driven axle of low floor vehicles has an axle housing with a main drive, portal drives fixed to both sides of the axle housing, wheel end drive assemblies fixed to portal drive houses and carrying ve...

A disc brake is incorporated in the portal axle (1). This is constructed in a fixed saddle configuration.

A drive unit assembly (32) utilizes a single input (38) to drive a pair of laterally spaced wheel ends (34). Each wheel end is suspended independently from the other. The input is operatively coupled to only one of the wheel ends and an exposed axle shaft ...