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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2009
Filed:
May. 11, 2006
Anthony H Pistagnesi, Tecumseh, CA;
Frank T Frederick, Rochester, MI (US);
Jeffrey Japinga, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Shawn E Bronner, Detroit, MI (US);
Anthony H Pistagnesi, Tecumseh, CA;
Frank T Frederick, Rochester, MI (US);
Jeffrey Japinga, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Shawn E Bronner, Detroit, MI (US);
Chrysler Group LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
An active torque biasing differential includes a housing and an outer annulus disposed within the housing. An inner annulus is contained within the outer annulus. The inner annulus includes a plurality of slots. A plurality of vanes are disposed in the slots in the inner annulus. The vanes slidably contact the outer annulus. The vanes include a plurality of orifices formed therein. An electromagnetic coil is placed to apply a magnetic field to a chamber bounded by the outer annulus and inner annulus.