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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2013
The Hilliard Corporation, Elmira, NY (US);
Howard J. Knickerbocker, Elmira, NY (US);
David Ochab, Horseheads, NY (US);
J. Brendan Brewer, Elmira, NY (US);
James E. Palmer, Elmira Heights, NY (US);
The Hilliard Corporation, Elmira, NY (US);
Abstract
A drive train for a four wheel drive vehicle including a front differential engaged with a front drive shaft and front axles through a front differential gear set. The front differential includes a front bi-directional overrunning clutch that controls transmission of torque transfer between the front drive shaft and the front axles. A rear differential is engaged with rear axles and the transmission through a rear differential gear set. The rear differential includes a rear bi-directional overrunning clutch that controls torque transfer between the transmission and the rear axles. The differentials are configured with a gear ratio that is within five percent of a 1:1 gear ratio.