Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Torque limiting differential
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Application No.: US14577673Application Date: 2014-12-19
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Publication No.: US09657827B2Publication Date: 2017-05-23
- Inventor: Suraj Gopal , Pradeep Yuvraj Chavan , Patrick John McMillan
- Applicant: Eaton Corporation
- Applicant Address: US OH Cleveland
- Assignee: Eaton Corporation
- Current Assignee: Eaton Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Cleveland
- Agency: Mei & Mark LLP
- Main IPC: F16H48/08
- IPC: F16H48/08 ; F16H48/24 ; F16H48/20

Abstract:
A selectively lockable differential, comprising a plurality of torque sensitive pins, an outer housing, a first side gear comprising first gear teeth, a second side gear comprising second gear teeth, a pinion shaft, two pinion gears rotationally coupled to the pinion shaft, each pinion gear comprising pinion gear teeth coupled to the first gear teeth and the second gear teeth, and a collar comprising collar teeth for selectively engaging the gear lugs of the first side gear, the torque sensitive pins operatively coupling the collar to the outer housing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150107933A1 TORQUE LIMITING DIFFERENTIAL Public/Granted day:2015-04-23
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