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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2019
Dana Automotive Systems Group, Llc, Maumee, OH (US);
Korneel Bolle, Ghent, BE;
Michael Z. Creech, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Stijn Goossens, Erpe-Mere, BE;
Gaurav Krishnaraj, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Mitchell R. Lawson, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC, Maumee, OH (US);
Abstract
A disconnect apparatus including a first clutch member and a second clutch member in selective engagement with the first clutch member. The disconnect apparatus also includes a cam mechanism and a sensor assembly. The cam mechanism includes an axially movable first cam member and an axially fixed second cam member, wherein the sensor assembly generates a pulse pattern which is utilized to determine a position of the first cam member, and thereby a state of the disconnect apparatus.