ONE-PIECE PORTAL WHEEL END MOUNTING SYSTEM

Abstract: a portal gear box that includes a housing with a rear wall, a upper mounting bracket, a lower mounting bracket extending rearwardly from the rear wall that receive a vehicle suspension component and a side wall extending forwardly from the rear wall, wherein the rear wall defines an opening for an axle, the housing defines an internal recess bounded by the rear wall and the side wall, the rear wall, the side wall, the upper mounting bracket and the lower mounting bracket are unitary, a cover including a front wall that mates with the housing to enclose the internal recess, an output shaft extending through an opening in the front wall, and a linking mechanism in the internal recess that rotationally links the axle to the output shaft.

Inventor(s): Jordan E. Stephan, Kyle Kempker

CPC Classification: B60K17/043 ({Transmission unit disposed in on near the vehicle wheel, or between the differential gear unit and the wheel})

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