Machine element or mechanism – Gearing – Plural power paths to and/or from gearing
Patent
1987-02-05
1988-10-04
Wright, Dirk
Machine element or mechanism
Gearing
Plural power paths to and/or from gearing
192 4892, 192 12C, F16H 344, F16H 5710
Patent
active
047748575
ABSTRACT:
A two speed axle assembly for automotive vehicles, providing positive shift engagement in shifting between direct and overdrive modes. Input and output shafts carry respective input and output sun gears meshed with compound planetary gears within a rotatable planet carrier. A pair of clutch packs selectively lock the planet carrier either to the input sun gear for rotation therewith as a unit for one mode of operation, or to the axle carrier case so that rotation of the planet carrier is prevented and the planet gears rotate about their axes to provide the other mode of operation. Compression springs are utilized to normally load the one clutch pack and lock the planet carrier to the input sun gear for the direct drive mode. A hydraulic bladder assembly is provided for shifting from the direct to the overdrive mode. Upon hydraulic inflation of the bladder, a bladder piston simultaneously unloads the one clutch pack and loads the other, locking the planet carrier to the axle carrier case. When the bladder is deflated, the compression springs retract the bladder piston, simultaneously unloading the overdrive clutch pack and loading the direct drive clutch pack. A one-way clutch maintains power transmission during the brief dwell time when both clutch packs are disengaged in shifting from one mode to the other. A power steering pump for the vehicle, coupled with an accumulator, may be utilized as the hydraulic power source.
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Heine Charles F.
Krisher James A.
Pifer Richard L.
Dana Corporation
Darr Richard C.
McDonald Frank B.
Wright Dirk
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