Wheel end disconnect assembly and vehicle having a wheel end disconnect assembly
US11697344B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 27, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60K2023/0858
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A wheel end disconnect assembly includes a housing, a shift ring, a shift fork and an actuator. The shift ring is supported for axial translation relative to the housing between a connected position in which the shift ring couples an input member to a wheel hub for rotation therewith and a disconnected position in which the input member and the wheel hub are rotatable relative to each other. The shift fork includes a first arm portion, a second arm portion, and an input portion extending from a junction of the first and second arm portions. The shift fork is pivotably coupled to the housing at the junction of the first and second arm portions. The actuator is configured to move the input portion to pivot the first and second arm portions such that the first and second arm portions translate the shift ring between the connected and disconnected positions.
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