Patent · US Expired

Driven axle

US5383378A · kind A · utility

9Cited by

9References

5Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen AG · DE

Inventors

Michael Paul · Passau, DE
Eberhard Wilks · Speicher, DE
Bernd Mamerow · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 22, 1993
Grant date	Jan 24, 1995
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 22, 2013

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T74/19005
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Proposed are free-wheel clutches (12) for a driven axle of an all-wheel-drive vehicle in which the degree to which the steered wheels (17, 18) are connected to the drive (4) depends on the steering angle. A snap-in catch in the clutches (12), as well as a passive locking device (59, 60), are switched over automatically by the output shafts (13, 14), the output shafts being connected to the steered wheels (17, 18) by double crossed joints (15, 16).

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