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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2024
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Brian Lee, Charlotte, NC (US);
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
A locking differential may be an electric locking differential with a bushing and an annular position sensor which are affixed. The bushing and the annular position sensor may axially translate relative to an actuation side housing of the electric locking differential. A target ring may be affixed to the actuation side housing. The target ring may be at a fixed axial position relative to a locking side gear. The annular position sensor may be at a fixed axial position relative to a clutch plate. The annular position sensor may determine a relative axial position between the annular position sensor and the target ring. The relative axial position may indicate a relative axial position between the clutch plate and the locking side gear, thereby indicating whether the electric locking differential is locked or unlocked.
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