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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
James L. Forrest, Ashley, IN (US);
Robert Leeper, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
James P. Scott, 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
A differential assembly including a rotatable casing, first and second axially moveable side gears disposed within the casing, at least one pinion gear disposed within the casing and intermeshed with the side gears, a cone clutch operatively coupled to the first side gear, the cone clutch being frictionally coupled to the casing in response to being exposed to a magnetic field, and a disc clutch having at least one clutch disc operatively coupled to the second side gear in response to axial movement of the second side gear.