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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2022
Applicant:
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Frederick E. Zink, Capac, MI (US);
Robert S. Kleinhardt, Romeo, MI (US);
Assignee:
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 23/12 (2006.01); F16D 13/52 (2006.01); F16D 28/00 (2006.01); F16H 48/22 (2006.01); F16H 48/30 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 23/12 (2013.01); F16D 13/52 (2013.01); F16D 2023/123 (2013.01); F16D 28/00 (2013.01); F16H 48/22 (2013.01); F16H 48/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle driveline component with a ball-ramp mechanism that includes a first ball-ramp ring, a second ball-ramp ring and a plurality of balls. Each of the first and second ball-ramp rings have a plurality of ball supports that define ball tracks that receive the balls. Each of the ball supports has a first radial width at a first location and a second radial width at a second location. The first and second widths are different to minimize the amount of material that forms the first and second ball-ramp rings.