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US 2015/0321549 A1Published application
Ptu cantilever ring gear disconnect
AssigneeGKN Driveline North America, Inc.
InventorsBrent M. Peura, Robert Genway-Haden, Hiromichi Fukuda
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Abstract
A power transfer unit assembly for a vehicle. The power transfer unit includes a cantilevered ring gear assembly configured on a housing cover. The housing cover is configured to mate to a main housing that may be configured in a vehicle drivetrain. The power transfer unit may include at least one engagement mechanism configured to selectively engage and disengage the cantilevered ring gear assembly.
Claims15
A power transfer unit assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a main housing;
- a housing cover configured to mate with the main housing;
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- a cantilevered ring gear assembly including a cantilevered ring gear, a ring gear shaft, a first bearing element, a second bearing element, and a ring gear nut, the cantilevered ring gear configured on the ring gear shaft, the cantilevered ring gear configured to engage a pinion gear, the ring gear shaft being supported in the housing cover by the first bearing element and by the second bearing element, the first bearing element being slid over the ring gear shaft and the second bearing element being slid over the ring gear shaft, the ring gear nut configured on the ring gear shaft, and the ring gear nut configured to apply a preload to at least one of the first bearing element or the second bearing element.
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A power transfer unit assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a main housing;
- a housing cover configured to mate with the main housing;
- and
- a cantilevered ring gear assembly including a cantilevered ring gear, a ring gear shaft, a single bearing cartridge containing a first bearing element and a second bearing element, and a ring gear nut, the cantilevered ring gear configured on the ring gear shaft, the cantilevered ring gear configured to engage a pinion gear, the ring gear shaft being supported in the housing cover by the bearing cartridge, the bearing cartridge being slid over the ring gear shaft, the ring gear nut configured on the ring gear shaft, and the ring gear nut configured to apply a preload to the bearing cartridge.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.