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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2017
Applicant:
Borgwarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael R. Palazzolo, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Jesse Jongebloed, Clawson, MI (US);
Assignee:
BorgWarner, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 23/08 (2006.01); B60K 17/344 (2006.01); B60K 17/346 (2006.01); B60K 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 23/08 (2013.01); B60K 17/3467 (2013.01); B60K 5/02 (2013.01); B60K 17/344 (2013.01); B60K 2023/0825 (2013.01);
Abstract
A transfer case for a vehicle is provided having a normal two wheel drive mode and a selective four wheel drive mode. The transfer case has a common motor for range shifting and clutch actuation and further has an anti-neutral drive biasing device preventing the range shifting assembly from dropping out of high or low gear to a neutral mode inadvertently.