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Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016

Filed:

Aug. 18, 2015
Applicant:

Borgwarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Inventors:

Larry A. Pritchard, Macomb, MI (US);

Branden Reeves, Oxford, MI (US);

Mallikarjun Rudagi, Troy, MI (US);

Assignee:

BorgWarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 17/344 (2006.01); F16D 28/00 (2006.01); F16H 1/22 (2006.01); F16H 57/02 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 17/344 (2013.01); F16D 28/00 (2013.01); F16H 1/22 (2013.01); F16D 2250/0084 (2013.01); F16H 2057/02052 (2013.01); F16H 2306/40 (2013.01);
Abstract

A transfer case comprising an input shaft and a first output shaft sharing a primary axis of rotation; a second output shaft offset from the first output shaft; a range shifter comprising a first cam constructed and arranged to selectively shift a vehicle to a high-range drive mode, a low range drive mode, or a neutral drive mode; a mode shifter comprising a second cam constructed and arranged to actuate a synchronizer which selectively shifts the vehicle between a two-wheel drive and a four-wheel drive mode; and a dual drive gear interposed between the range shifter and the mode shifter which is rotatable to actuate the first cam and the second cam.


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