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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
May. 27, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Brian James Andonian, Plymouth, MI (US);
Gustavo Luis Garcia, Jackson, MI (US);
Jihong Guo, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Andrew Monticello, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Joseph Daniel, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 48/34 (2012.01); F16H 48/20 (2012.01); F16D 48/06 (2006.01); F16D 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 48/34 (2013.01); F16D 48/064 (2013.01); F16D 2027/002 (2013.01); F16H 2048/204 (2013.01); F16H 2048/346 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic locking differential includes a lock ring and a coil that moves the lock ring to engage gears of the electronic locking differential, an energy storage capacitor that powers the coil during at least a portion of engagement of the lock ring with the gears, and a controller. The controller charges the energy storage capacitor to a first predefined voltage prior to the engagement.