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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2020
Magna Powertrain of America, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
David Wenthen, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
MAGNA POWERTRAIN OF AMERICA, INC., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A power transfer assembly for a vehicle including an input shaft, at least one output shaft, and at least one clutch configured to perform at least one of changing a gear ratio between the input shaft and the output shaft, and coupling the input shaft with a second output shaft of the at least one output shaft. An actuator assembly is configured to activate the at least one clutch. The actuator assembly has a motor with an output drive, a worm gear coupled with the output shaft, and a spur gear meshed with the worm gear and coupled with the at least one clutch for activating the at least one clutch. The worm gear and the spur gear have opposite gear hands.