ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,285, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to ZF Friedrichshafen AG (Friedrichshafen, Germany).
"Portal axle arrangement and motor vehicle" was invented by Alfred Junk (Passau, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portal axle arrangement 1 for a motor vehicle includes at least one portal housing 2 and at least one suspension arm 5, 6. The at least one portal housing 2 includes a receiving section 7 for a portal gear and at least one connecting section 8, 9 for the at least one suspension arm 5, 6, in which the at least one connecting section 8, 9 is designed as a support section. A motor vehicle including such a portal axle arrangement...