Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle drivetrain with interaxle differential and method for drivetrain operation
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Application No.: US17184483Application Date: 2021-02-24
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Publication No.: US11668391B2Publication Date: 2023-06-06
- Inventor: Brian V. Knapke , Patrick F. Rose , Atul Jagannath Patil
- Applicant: Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC
- Applicant Address: US OH Maumee
- Assignee: Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC
- Current Assignee: Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Maumee
- Agency: McCoy Russell LLP
- Main IPC: F16H57/04
- IPC: F16H57/04 ; F16C19/54 ; F16C33/66 ; F16H48/22 ; F16H48/34 ; B60K23/08 ; F16H48/08 ; B60K23/04

Abstract:
Systems and methods for an interaxle differential (IAD) are provided. In one example, the IAD comprises a locking assembly that includes a friction clutch, the friction clutch includes a clutch pack that comprises plurality of plates configured to engage and disengage to inhibit and permit speed differentiation between a first axle differential and a second axle differential. The IAD further includes a supply lubrication passage that comprises an inlet that receives a lubricant from an enclosure surrounding an input gear of an axle differential and a first outlet flowing the lubricant to a gear coupled to the clutch pack.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210262564A1 VEHICLE DRIVETRAIN WITH INTERAXLE DIFFERENTIAL AND METHOD FOR DRIVETRAIN OPERATION Public/Granted day:2021-08-26
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