Jeffrey A Roeber

US Patent:

20090050424, Feb 26, 2009

Filed:

Aug 22, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/843141

Inventors:

Michael Sylvester Bares - Fargo ND, US
Jarrod Lemire - Cedar Falls IA, US
Jeffrey Alan Roeber - West Fargo ND, US

International Classification:

F16D 65/78
B60H 1/00
F16H 57/04
F16N 7/12

US Classification:

188264 R, 165 41, 184 22, 74606 A

Abstract:

A work vehicle includes a frame and an axle assembly coupled to the frame, including a first axle shaft and coil substantially disposed in an axle housing. A first wheel couples to the first axle shaft of the axle assembly. An axle lubricating fluid is disposed within the axle housing. A cooling circuit fluidly coupled to the axle assembly circulates cooling fluid therethrough. The coil conducts cooling fluid through the first axle housing separately from the lubricating fluid. A cooling fluid circuit is selectively fluidly coupled to the first coil to circulate the cooling fluid therethrough.