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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2015
Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, Llc, Maumee, OH (US);
James F. Ziech, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Donald J. Remboski, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Steven J. Wesolowski, Waterville, OH (US);
Timothy J. Morscheck, Portage, MI (US);
Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC, Maumee, OH (US);
Abstract
A drive axle system for a vehicle drive train having a clutching device is provided. The drive axle system includes a first shaft, a planetary inter-axle differential, a first axle assembly, a second axle assembly, a first clutching device, and a second clutching device. The first axle assembly is drivingly engaged with a portion of the planetary inter-axle differential. The first clutching device divides one of a pair of output axles into first and second portions. The second clutching device selectively engages a driving gear of the second axle assembly with a portion of the planetary inter-axle differential.