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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2012
Applicants:
Brent Michael Peura, Farmington, MI (US);
Robert Genway-haden, Rochester, MI (US);
Hiromichi Fukuda, Tochigi, JP;
Inventors:
Brent Michael Peura, Farmington, MI (US);
Robert Genway-Haden, Rochester, MI (US);
Hiromichi Fukuda, Tochigi, JP;
Assignee:
GKN Driveline North America, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 17/344 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 17/344 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49464 (2015.01); Y10T 74/19614 (2015.01);
Abstract
A power transfer unit assembly for a vehicle. The power transfer unit includes a cantilevered ring gear assembly configured on a housing cover. The housing cover is configured to mate to a main housing that may be configured in a vehicle drivetrain. The power transfer unit may include at least one engagement mechanism configured to selectively engage and disengage the cantilevered ring gear assembly.