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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
John R. Saieg, Wixom, MI (US);
Jacob M. Povirk, Franklin, MI (US);
Dennis W. Isken, II, Frankenmuth, MI (US);
Brian J. Andonian, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOABL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 11/14 (2006.01); B60K 23/08 (2006.01); F16D 27/108 (2006.01); F16D 27/118 (2006.01); B60K 17/35 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 23/08 (2013.01); B60K 17/35 (2013.01); F16D 11/14 (2013.01); F16D 27/108 (2013.01); F16D 27/118 (2013.01); B60K 2023/0858 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wheel end assembly includes a first shaft supported on a knuckle secured to a vehicle frame, including first clutch teeth, a second shaft secured to the halfshaft, a coil, and a collar rotatably secured to the second shaft, axially displaceable relative to the first shaft, including second clutch teeth that alternately engage the first clutch teeth due to an electromagnetic field produced by energizing the coil and disengage from the first clutch teeth.