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Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026

Filed:

Apr. 28, 2025
Applicant:

Gkn Automotive Limited, Birmingham, GB;

Inventor:

Paul F. Reichert, Rochester Hills, MI (US);

Assignee:

GKN Automotive Limited, Birmingham, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 48/24 (2006.01); F16H 48/08 (2006.01); F16H 48/34 (2012.01); B60K 23/08 (2006.01); F16H 48/40 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 48/24 (2013.01); F16H 48/08 (2013.01); F16H 48/34 (2013.01); B60K 23/08 (2013.01); F16H 2048/346 (2013.01); F16H 48/40 (2013.01);
Abstract

A drivetrain device includes a first housing, a second housing, differential gears coupled to the second housing, and a clutch. The clutch has a first member that is coupled to the second housing, a second member that is coupled to the first side gear, and a third member that is coupled to the first housing. The third member is movable relative to both the first member and the second member so that the clutch has a first position in which the third member is engaged with the second member but not the first member, the clutch has a second position in which the third member is not engaged with either the second member or the first member, and the clutch has a third position in which the third member is engaged with the first member but not the second member.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Reichert, Paul. (2026). Differential with disconnect and locking mechanisms (U.S. Patent No. 12584550). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12584550

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