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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2003
Applicant:
Inventor:
Fred C. Porter, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
New Venture Gear, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 2/310 ; F16D 1/100 ; F16H 4/806 ; F16H 3/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 2/310 ; F16D 1/100 ; F16H 4/806 ; F16H 3/100 ;
Abstract
A drive axle assembly for use in an all-wheel drive vehicle having a first hydraulic coupling operable to automatically transfer drive torque to a secondary driveline in response to slip of the primary driveline and a second hydraulic coupling operable to bias torque and limit slip between the wheels of the secondary driveline.