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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2024
Gkn Automotive Limited, Birmingham, GB;
Kazunobu Takeshita, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Toshiaki Komatsu, Commerce Township, MI (US);
GKN Automotive Limited, Birmingham, GB;
Abstract
A drivetrain component includes a first housing arranged to be rotated by a vehicle motive power source, a second housing, differential gears coupled to the second housing, and first and second clutches that define at least part of a disconnect mechanism and a locking mechanism. The first clutch has a disengaged state in which the first housing rotates relative to the second housing, and the first clutch has an engaged state in which the second housing is coupled to and rotates with the first housing. The second clutch has a disengaged state in which a first shaft can rotate at a different speed than a second output shaft, and the second clutch has an engaged state in which the first shaft and the second shaft rotate at the same speed.