American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.

Neil R Maurer

Joseph S Balenda, Ii

Kenneth Eric Gutelius

Ronald P Silye

Edgar B Gostin, Jr

Adam Veldhuis

A vehicle driveline component that employs a latching actuator to toggle between a first operation mode and a second operational mode. The latching actuator includes first and second actuator structures, a biasing spring, which biases the second actuator structure away from the first actuator structure, a linear motor, which can be operated to drive the second actuator structure toward the first actuator structure, and a plurality of linkages that cooperate with the biasing spring to releasably lock the second actuator structure relative to the first actuator structure in each of an extended position and a retracted position.

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Sterling Heights, MI, United States of America

Neil R Maurer