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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Axletech International Ip Holdings, Llc, Troy, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
AXLETECH INTERNATIONAL IP HOLDINGS, LLC, Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 11/02 (2006.01); F16H 48/24 (2006.01); F16H 48/32 (2012.01); F16H 48/34 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 11/02 (2013.01); F16H 48/24 (2013.01); F16H 48/32 (2013.01); F16H 48/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dual-wheel differential system includes an in inner hub, an outer hub, and a differential assembly mechanically coupled between the inner hub and the outer hub to allow the inner hub and the outer hub to rotate at different angular speeds. A user-actuatable locking system is configured to mechanically lock the inner hub to the outer hub. The user-actuatable locking system may include at least one axially-translating or radially-translating locking pin configured to engage at least one of the inner hub and the outer hub. The locking system may be pneumatically, hydraulically, or electromechanically actuated.