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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 1988
Filed:
Oct. 06, 1986
Mark J Fogelberg, Muncie, IN (US);
Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A four wheel drive transfer case having a three element planetary gear differential connected to the output shaft of a transmission and having two output shafts which are driven by the differential in a manner such that rotary motion of any one shaft effects rotary motion of the other shafts in a predetemined timed relationship. The transfer case further includes an electromagnetically actuated friction clutch assembly including a ball ramp mechanism and having frictionally engageable members for operably interconnecting two of the planetary gear components in a manner such that relative rotation between the two output shafts is modulated by a torque level established between the frictionally engageable members of the clutch.