Vacuum actuated axle disconnect

Details Vacuum actuated axle disconnect Vacuum actuated axle disconnect

1993-11-05

1995-02-07

Lorence, Richard M.

192 clutches and power-stop control

Clutches

Axially engaging

192 85V, 475 86, 475223, 180247, B60K 17354, F16D 1114, F16D 25061

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053868986

ABSTRACT:
A part time four wheel drive vehicle has an axle disconnect in its auxiliary drive axle. The axle disconnect has a clutch sleeve non-rotatably and translatably mounted on an inner axle shaft so that the clutch sleeve translates between a first position where clutch teeth of the clutch sleeve engage clutch teeth of an outer axle shaft and a second position where the clutch teeth disengage. The clutch sleeve includes an integral annular piston that is part of a coaxial motor that shifts the clutch sleeve from one position to the other in conjunction with a return spring. The vacuum motor communicates with an external vacuum source and the axle disconnect includes a float valve for sealing a vacuum port of the vacuum motor to protect the external vacuum source against contamination if the vacuum motor is filled with lubricant in the axle housing leaking into the vacuum motor housing.

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patent: 4627512 (1986-12-01), Clohessy
patent: 5105900 (1992-04-01), Adler et al.
patent: 5105902 (1992-04-01), Wilson et al.
patent: 5123513 (1992-06-01), Petrak

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