Machine element or mechanism – Gearing – Plural power paths to and/or from gearing
Patent
1975-08-07
1977-10-18
Scott, Samuel
Machine element or mechanism
Gearing
Plural power paths to and/or from gearing
180 44R, 192 481, 74665G, 74665K, F16H 144, F16H 3706, B60K 1734, F16D 4300
Patent
active
040540650
ABSTRACT:
A torque transfer mechanism for transferring drive to a pair of tandem driving axles of a vehicle including two double-acting one-way devices each comprised of a plurality of wedging elements and an input shaft having a drive race thereon in operative engagement with the wedging elements. A pair of outer driven races are each adapted to be engaged by said wedging elements and each are drivingly connected to one of a pair of concentric output shafts. Each of said one-way devices has a cage member containing said wedging means and friction means connected to said cage member and in frictional engagement with said driven races. Interlock means interconnect the cage members and permit limited angular displacement therebetween whereby when each of said output shafts are rotating at the same speed said drive race will engage said wedging elements with said driven races to provide positive drive to each of said output shafts and the limited angular displacement of said cages will allow either of said output shafts to rotate faster than the other output shaft by releasing said wedging engagement so that at all times when there is a difference in speed between the output shafts, driving torque is applied to the slower rotating output shaft.
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Borg-Warner Corporation
Chandler Lance W.
Scott Samuel
Zieg Robert L.
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