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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 1987
Filed:
Jan. 12, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Martin J Hermanns, Ft. Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
Dana Corporation, Toledo, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ; B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180245 ; 180248 ;
Abstract
The present invention is an improved torque transfer assembly for use in four-wheel drive vehicles. The assembly comprises the use of a gear located in communication with the auxiliary drive axle assembly which is designed to slip, upon application of an overload torque, to prevent excessive torque windup and shock-loading on the auxiliary drive axle assembly.