Machine element or mechanism – Gearing – Plural power paths to and/or from gearing
Patent
1982-02-19
1985-07-02
Herrmann, Allan D.
Machine element or mechanism
Gearing
Plural power paths to and/or from gearing
74711, 192 483, 192 56R, F16H 144, F16D 4700
Patent
active
045260630
ABSTRACT:
A limited slip axle differential mechanism for a vehicle provides for three distinct modes of axle operation, each selectable by a single operator control function. The mechanism provides for conventional axle differentiation, biased differentiation, or operation as a solid axle system. In a preferred embodiment, two separate clutching systems are employed jointly or singularly in providing respective modes of operation, wherein the choices of mode, and, to a lesser extent, resultant driving conditions, determine resultant relative rotations of the vehicle wheels and associated axle shafts.
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Dana Corporation
Herrmann Allan D.
McDonald F. B.
Rolnicki Joseph M.
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