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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:
Oct. 30, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
James L. Forrest, Ashley, IN (US);
Robert Leeper, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
Auburn Gear, Inc., Auburn, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 4/822 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 4/822 ;
Abstract
An electrically actuated limited slip axle assembly for transferring torque including a housing, a clutch, a casing and an electromagnet fixedly mounted to the housing. The casing is rotatably supported on bearings within the housing. The clutch is activated in response to energization of the electromagnet to transfer torque. In a first embodiment the electromagnet is coupled to a cup portion of the bearing, whereby the electromagnet is fixedly mounted to the housing via the bearing. In a second embodiment of the axle assembly includes a bearing spacer providing the fixed mount between the housing and the electromagnet.