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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2022
Applicant:
Jtekt Automotive North America, Inc., Plymouth, MI (US);
Inventors:
Patrick Desing, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Noel R Barnes, II, Victor, NY (US);
Michael Kocevar, Toledo, OH (US);
Assignee:
JTEKT AUTOMOTIVE NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plymouth, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 48/22 (2006.01); F16H 48/10 (2012.01); F16H 48/14 (2006.01); F16H 48/32 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 48/22 (2013.01); F16H 48/10 (2013.01); F16H 48/145 (2013.01); F16H 48/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A differential gearing device includes a base gearing device and an actuator. The base gearing device including a first gear connected to a first output of the differential gearing device, a second gear connected to a second output of the differential gearing device, differential gearing connected to each of the first gear and the second gear, and a clutch connected between the first gear and the second gear. The actuator actuates the clutch to change a torque bias ratio between the first gear and the second gear.