Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Actuator mechanism for transfer case
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Application No.: US15429637Application Date: 2017-02-10
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Publication No.: US09964160B2Publication Date: 2018-05-08
- Inventor: Michael Robert Palazzolo , Christopher Anthony Chirco , Travis J. Wentz , Paul Matthew Riggs
- Applicant: BorgWarner Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
- Current Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Agency: Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane, P.C.
- Main IPC: B60K17/344
- IPC: B60K17/344 ; F16D23/12 ; F16D28/00 ; B60K17/02

Abstract:
A transfer case includes an input shaft, a primary output shaft, a secondary output shaft, and an actuator. The primary output shaft is coupled to the input shaft with a gear reduction mechanism. The secondary output shaft is selectively coupleable to the primary output shaft with a secondary torque transfer mechanism. The actuator includes a first actuation mechanism, a second actuation mechanism, and a driver gear assembly. The first actuation mechanism is configured to operate the gear reduction mechanism. The second actuation mechanism is configured to operate the secondary torque transfer mechanism. The drive gear assembly includes a gear plate member, a sense plate member configured to engage the first actuation mechanism, and a hub member configured to engage the second actuation. The sense plate member and the hub member are independently coupled to the gear plate member to rotate in unison with the gear plate member.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170234373A1 ACTUATOR MECHANISM FOR TRANSFER CASE Public/Granted day:2017-08-17
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