Pin clutch sway bar disconnect

Abstract

A sway bar disconnect assembly for a motor vehicle includes a first bar segment for being connected to a first wheel, a second bar segment for being connected to a second wheel, and a disconnect clutch configured for being selectively movable between a connect orientation in which the disconnect clutch non-rotatably fixes the first bar segment and the second bar segment together and a disconnect orientation in which the disconnect clutch rotationally decouples the first bar segment and the second bar segment from each other. The disconnect clutch includes a first clutch section non-rotatably fixed to the first bar segment and a second clutch section non-rotatably fixed to the second bar segment. The first clutch section includes axially displaceable male connectors and the second clutch section includes female connectors shaped for receiving the male connectors in the connect orientation. The disconnect clutch also includes an axially movable disconnector configured for axially contacting the male connectors, and an actuator configured for axially moving the disconnector to force the male connectors out of engagement with the female connectors causing the disconnect clutch to enter into the disconnect orientation.