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Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 02, 2016
Applicant:

Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, MI (US);

Inventors:

Jeffrey A. Oesch, Roseville, MI (US);

Matthew G. Fox, Ceresco, MI (US);

Assignee:

Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 48/22 (2006.01); B60K 17/16 (2006.01); F16H 48/38 (2012.01); F16H 48/08 (2006.01); F16H 48/32 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 48/22 (2013.01); B60K 17/20 (2013.01); F16H 48/38 (2013.01); F16H 48/08 (2013.01); F16H 48/32 (2013.01); F16H 2048/382 (2013.01);
Abstract

A limited slip differential assembly can include a sleeve, a support shaft, and a clutch assembly. The sleeve can have a sleeve aperture centered on and extending along an axis. The sleeve can also have a first set of splines projecting inwardly from the sleeve aperture. The sleeve can be operable to engage an axle through the first set of splines. The support shaft can have an outer surface, a support shaft aperture centered on and extending along the axis, and a second set of splines projecting from the outer surface. The support shaft can be adjacent to the sleeve along the axis and be operable to encircle and freely rotate relative to the axle. The clutch assembly can be operable to selectively interlock the sleeve and the support shaft.


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