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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2024
Applicant:
Dana Automotive Systems Group, Llc, Maumee, OH (US);
Inventors:
Anthony Pescara, Oregon, OH (US);
Peter A. Beesley, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
DANA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC, Maumee, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 11/14 (2006.01); B60K 23/08 (2006.01); F16D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 23/08 (2013.01); F16D 11/14 (2013.01); F16D 2011/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for disconnecting vehicle axles from wheels are provided. In one example, a system for a wheel-end disconnect in a vehicle comprises an adapter gear having inner splines configured to mate with splines on an axle shaft of the vehicle and outer splines configured to mate with splines in a wheel hub of the vehicle; and a tow adapter configured to retain an end of the axle shaft, where the tow adapter is configured to not engage with the splines on the wheel hub and the axle shaft.