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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2022
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Manfred Kraus, Tuchenbach, DE;
Florin Dobre, Brasov, RO;
Brian Lee, Charlotte, NC (US);
Adrian Husu, Brasov, RO;
Benjamin Wuebbolt-Gorbatenko, Erlangen, DE;
Mihai Achim, Brasov, RO;
Marius-Constantin Costache, Malaestii de Jos, RO;
Mihaly Kovacs, Sf. Gheorghe, RO;
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
A stabilizer bar has a first connected position and a second disconnected position. One side-bar is fixed to a housing while the other side-bar is fixed to a tulip within the housing. The housing has a plurality of axial grooves. The tulip defines a plurality of slots which are aligned with the grooves when the vehicle is level. A nut has a plurality of pins that extend radially such that the nut is torsionally coupled to the housing. In a first connected position, the pins fit within the slots of the tulip to torsionally couple the nut and the housing to the tulip. To facilitate a second disconnected position, a motor driven actuator moves the nut axially such that the pins no longer engage the slots. When motor power is withdrawn, a spring pushes the nut back to the first connected position.