Patent 7610996 was granted and assigned to ZF Friedrichshafen on November, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A modular brake assembly for a drive axle is proposed, comprising a multi-disk brake with a service brake element and a parking brake element, which is disposed in a brake housing (1) with inside diameter between an axle bracket and axle center component. A guide fixed to the housing is provided on the inside diameter of the brake housing (1) for the actuating device (6) for a mechanical differential lock.