Drive axle assembly and disengagement system
US8651994B2 · kind B2 · utility
60Cited by
8References
20Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60K23/08
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A drive axle assembly that may include an input shaft, an intermediate shaft, an output shaft, and an actuator unit. The actuator unit may move the intermediate shaft between a first position in which the intermediate shaft transmits torque to the output shaft and a second position in which the intermediate shaft does not transmit torque to the output shaft.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.