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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. 09, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2005
Applicants:
John Edward Hamrin, Bemidji, MN (US);
Matthew Douglas Cann, Bemidji, MN (US);
Joel Dunlap, Bemidji, MN (US);
Gregory L. Maki, Solway, MN (US);
Inventors:
John Edward Hamrin, Bemidji, MN (US);
Matthew Douglas Cann, Bemidji, MN (US);
Joel Dunlap, Bemidji, MN (US);
Gregory L. Maki, Solway, MN (US);
Assignee:
TEAM Industries, Inc., Bagley, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 48/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A differential () includes a clutch pack that is activated by rotational movement of a ball ramp () that results in a linear force applied to the reaction plates () and friction plates (). The ball ramp () is controlled by a DC motor () that has a high efficiency of a gear train to allow the use of the DC motor to control the activation of the clutch pack.