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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Andreas E. Perakes, Canton, MI (US);
Matthew D. Hammond, Dearborn, MI (US);
Laurence A. Deutsch, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Steven A. Frait, Milan, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 48/00 (2012.01); B60K 17/346 (2006.01); B60K 23/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 48/00 (2013.01); B60K 17/346 (2013.01); B60K 23/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drive system includes a differential for transmitting power between a power source and first axles; a clutch including a first member driveably connected to the power source and a second member secured to a power transfer shaft; and a servo including a cylinder connected to a pressure source, a piston displaceable in the cylinder for mutually disconnecting the first and second members and allowing mutual engagement of the first and second members.