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US 8,584,785 B2Granted
Motor vehicle with disconnectable all-wheel drive system
AssigneeAmerican Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorsGregory A. Marsh, James P. Downs, Richard S. Silbert
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Abstract
A vehicle with a primary driveline that is configured to distribute rotary power to a first set of vehicle wheels and a power transmitting device that can be selectively operated to transmit rotary power to a secondary driveline. The power transmitting device has an input member, which is driven by the primary driveline, and an output member that is selectively coupled to the input member to receive rotary power therefrom.
Claims12
A vehicle having a first set of wheels, the vehicle comprising:
- a primary driveline that is configured to distribute rotary power to the first set of vehicle wheels on a full-time basis;
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- a power take-off unit (PTU) having an input and an output, the input being driven by the primary driveline, the output being selectively coupled to the input to receive rotary power therefrom;
- wherein the PTU includes a synchronizer and wherein the synchronizer includes a an axially movable member that is movable between a first position in which the output is not driven by the input and a second position in which the output is driven by the input.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.