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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 09, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Loring Yester, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Michael Glenn Fodor, Dearborn, MI (US);
John H. Tanzer, Punta Gorda, FL (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 5/900 ; F16H 5/930 ; F16H 3/708 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 5/900 ; F16H 5/930 ; F16H 3/708 ;
Abstract
In a shifting mechanism housed in a case a first relatively rotating member rotates about an axis. A second relatively rotating member is selectively coupled and decoupled with the first member. A selector is moveable for actuating the coupling to mutually connect and disconnect the members. A resilient connection is provided between the coupling and selector. A method for shifting multi-speed axles without significant driver interaction by automatic synchronization is also provided.