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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2004
Applicant:
Brent Peura, Farmington, MI (US);
Inventor:
Brent Peura, Farmington, MI (US);
Assignee:
GKN Driveline North America, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 48/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An axle module having axle shaft electronic torque management is provided. The axle module includes a housing and a differential carrier rotatably supported within the housing. A differential gear set is rotatably supported within the differential carrier and includes an integrated side gear pressure plate. A clutch pack, which contacts the differential gear seat and the differential carrier, is located within the axle module. The axle module also includes a shaft, engaged with the clutch pack, wherein the shaft is movable in an axial direction and engages the differential gear set.