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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2022
Jtekt Automotive North America, Inc., Plymouth, MI (US);
Patrick Desing, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Shun Ono, Novi, MI (US);
JTEKT AUTOMOTIVE NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plymouth, MI (US);
Abstract
An axle disconnect device including a shift collar slidable in an axial direction of the axle disconnect device, the shift collar switchable between a connect mode and a disconnect mode; a first solenoid including a threaded end; a second solenoid including locker arm; a return spring configured to bias a movement of the shift collar towards the connect mode; a groove on the shift collar configured to receive the locker arm when the shift collar is in the connect mode; and a lead screw on the shift collar configured to mesh with the threaded end to move the shift collar toward the disconnect mode against the bias force of the return spring.