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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2002
Richard Michael Krzesicki, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Dennis Cook, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An axle differential assembly for an automotive vehicle includes a differential housing and a central shaft rotatably mounted within the differential housing. The central shaft has opposing first and second ends, includes a ring gear mounted thereon, and defines a central axis of the axle differential assembly. A pair clutch packs are mounted to each end of the central shaft. Each of the clutch packs is adapted to connect to an end of an axle half shaft and is adapted to selectively transfer rotational motion from the central shaft, across the clutch packs, and to the axle half shafts. A pair of actuators are adapte to exert an axial force onto the clutch packs.