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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2022
Applicant:
Gkn Automotive Limited, Birmingham, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
GKN Automotive Limited, Birmingham, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 48/40 (2012.01); F16H 48/08 (2006.01); F16H 48/22 (2006.01); F16H 48/38 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 48/40 (2013.01); F16H 48/08 (2013.01); F16H 48/22 (2013.01); F16H 2048/385 (2013.01);
Abstract
A differential apparatus includes a differential unit and a multi-plate clutch. The differential unit includes a differential case, a differential gear and a pair of output gears. The differential case includes a case main body and a cover body to close an opening of the case main body. The opening of the case main body is formed on a side of one of the pair of output gears. The multi-plate clutch is provided only on a side of the opening of the case main body. Outer clutch plates of the multi-plate clutch are engaged with the differential case. Inner clutch plates of the multi-plate clutch are engaged with the one of the pair of the output gears.