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US 10,378,634 B2Granted
Axle assembly having a clutch collar actuator mechanism
AssigneeArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
InventorsRobert D. Kluck, Nicholas S. Lakin, Kristen G. Byrd, Larry Wagle, Dale Kwasniewski
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Abstract
An axle assembly having a clutch collar actuator mechanism. The clutch collar actuator mechanism may have a piston housing and a yoke that may move with respect to the piston housing. The piston housing may extend around the input shaft and may receive at least one piston. The yoke may connect the piston to the clutch collar.
Claims18
An axle assembly comprising:
- an input shaft that is rotatable about an axis;
- an interaxle differential unit disposed on the input shaft;
- a retainer that has a retainer hole that receives the input shaft;
- a clutch collar moveably disposed on the input shaft, the clutch collar having a clutch collar hole that receives the input shaft and an inner annular groove that faces toward the input shaft and receives the retainer and inhibits axial movement of the retainer with respect to the clutch collar;
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- a biasing member that is disposed between the retainer and the input shaft, wherein the biasing member exerts a biasing force on the retainer that urges the retainer and the clutch collar to move together along the axis away from the interaxle differential unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.