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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2015
Borgwarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Jesse Jongebloed, Clawson, MI (US);
Michael Palazzolo, Madison Heights, MI (US);
BorgWarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A lubrication system () for a transfer case () includes a shaft () having a lubricant inlet port () and a hollow bore () for transporting lubricant within the shaft (), a pump () having a pump housing () and one or more pumping elements () that are disposed in the pump housing (), and a clutch assembly (). The clutch assemblyhas an engaged position in which rotational force from the shaft () is transferred to the one or more pumping elements () to cause operation of the pump (), and a disengaged position in which rotational force from the shaft () is not transferred to the one or more pumping elements (). An actuator () is operable to cause the clutch assembly () to move between the engaged position and the disengaged position.