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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2013
Volvo Truck Corporation, Göteborg, SE;
Krishna Kanth Tavvala, Hagerstown, MD (US);
Michael E. Kahl, Hagerstown, MD (US);
Krishna Kanth Tavvala, Hagerstown, MD (US);
Michael E. Kahl, Hagerstown, MD (US);
Volvo Truck Corporation, Göteborg, SE;
Abstract
A vehicle having at least one rear driven axle. The vehicle includes a transmission, a main drive shaft, and a rear axle assembly. The rear axle assembly can selectively transmit power from the transmission to a rearmost set of wheels of the vehicle. To selectively transmit power, the rear axle assembly can include a rear axle input shaft, a neutralizer, a differential input shaft, and a differential. The neutralizer is used to mechanically connect and disconnect the rear axle input shaft from the differential input shaft.