Vehicle power transfer unit (PTU) disconnect assembly

US9649933B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• GKN Driveline North America, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Samuel J. Oram · Tochigi, JP
• Tony N. Arden · Rochester Hills, US
• Daniel Engerer · Beverly Hills, US
• Austin R. Gerding · Shelby Charter Township, US
• Robert E. Toaso · Livonia, US
• Rick Ohsiek · Sterling Heights, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 8, 2015
• Grant date: May 16, 2017
• Expiry date: Sep 22, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16D2300/22
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle power transfer unit (PTU) disconnect assembly can include a first shaft, a second shaft, and a collar assembly. The first shaft has a first split-spline at its exterior surface. The second shaft is telescoped over the first shaft and has a set of splines at its exterior surface. A helical gear is carried by the second shaft. The collar assembly is situated around both of the first and second shafts. The collar assembly has a second split-spline at its interior surface.