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US 2012/0238388 A1Published application
Power interrupting apparatus and power transmitting apparatus
AssigneeGKN Driveline Japan Ltd.
InventorsMasaaki FUSEGI, Hiroyasu FURUKAWA
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Abstract
A power interrupting apparatus is provided with: a first rotating member, a second rotating member, a clutch device adapted to interrupt a coupling between the first rotating member and the second rotating member, and an actuator adapted to actuate the clutch device. The actuator is disposed on a radially outer periphery of a part of one of the first rotating member and the second rotating member.
Claims11
A power interrupting apparatus mounted in a power-train of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a first rotating member connected to an output portion of a differential device;
- a second rotating member connected to one of right and left wheels of the vehicle;
- a clutch device adapted to interrupt a coupling between the first rotating member and the second rotating member;
- and
- an actuator adapted to actuate the clutch device,
- wherein the actuator is disposed on a radially outer periphery of a part of one of the first rotating member and the second rotating member.
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A power transmitting apparatus mounted in a power-train of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a differential device;
- and
- an axle disconnect device,
- wherein the differential device includes:
- a ring gear connected to an input side of the power-train;
- a pinion shaft that integrally rotate with the ring gear;
- a pinion gear supported on the pinion shaft;
- a first side gear which is in mesh with the pinion gear and connected to one of right and left wheels of the vehicle;
- and
- a second side gear which is in mesh with the pinion gear,
- wherein the axle disconnect device including:
- a first rotating member connected to the second side gear of the differential device;
- a second rotating member connected to the other of right and left wheels;
- a clutch device adapted to interrupt a coupling between the first rotating member and the second rotating member;
- and
- an actuator adapted to actuate the clutch device, and
- wherein the actuator is disposed on a radially outer periphery of a part of one of the first rotating member and the second rotating member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.