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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Darren Sipila, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Mathew Leonard Hintzen, Stockbridge, MI (US);
Charles Raymond Kvasnicka, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Charles Krysztof, Canton, MI (US);
David Krenk, Canton, MI (US);
Marc Thomas Wilkins, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a vehicle powertrain includes an engine having a first locking feature defining first mating surfaces, and a differential coupled to a transfer case via a driveshaft. The differential includes a second locking feature defining second mating surfaces. The first and second locking features are engaged such that the first and second mating surfaces are disposed against each other connecting the engine and the differential. A fastener is disposed within the engine and the differential.