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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2010
Dennis W. Isken, Ii, Frankenmuth, MI (US);
Hihong Guo, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Brian J. Andonian, Plymouth, MI (US);
Jacob M. Povirk, Franklin, MI (US);
Yasser Hindi, Dearborn, MI (US);
Dennis W. Isken, II, Frankenmuth, MI (US);
Hihong Guo, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Brian J. Andonian, Plymouth, MI (US);
Jacob M. Povirk, Franklin, MI (US);
Yasser Hindi, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A differential mechanism includes a case, a gear rotatable about an axis, a lock ring held against rotation relative to the case, a lever contacting the lock ring, and an electromagnetic coil that is displaced axially when energized, pivoting the lever, engaging the lock ring with the side gear, and preventing the gear from rotating relative to the case.