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US 9,400,044 B2Granted
Mechanically actuated positive locking differential
AssigneeEaton Corporation
InventorsAshish Wadhva, Andrew Nathan Edler, Patrick John McMillan
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Abstract
A differential comprises a first side gear and a second side gear facing the first side gear. A pinion gear set can be between the first side gear and the second side gear. A cam plate comprises a ramped side facing a ramped side of the first side gear. A first lock plate comprises a first side abutting a second side of the cam plate. The first lock plate further comprises a toothed side. A second lock plate comprises a toothed side facing the toothed side of the first lock plate.
Claims18
A differential comprising:
- a first side gear comprising gear teeth and ramps;
- a second side gear comprising gear teeth facing the first side gear;
- a pinion gear set between the first side gear and the second side gear;
- a cam plate comprising ramps facing the ramps of the first side gear, the cam plate further comprising a second side;
- a first lock plate comprising a first side abutting the second side of the cam plate, the first lock plate further comprising locking teeth;
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- a second lock plate comprising locking teeth facing the locking teeth of the first lock plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.