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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
May. 05, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jeffrey Edward Maurer, Commerce, MI (US);
Andreas E. Perakes, Canton, MI (US);
David Allen Janson, Plymouth, MI (US);
Gregory Daniel Goleski, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A front wheel drive transmission is adapted for all-wheel drive by the addition of a selectively engageable power take-off shaft. When a disconnect clutch is engaged, power may be transferred to rear wheels via a power take-off unit and a rear drive unit to improve vehicle mobility. When the disconnect clutch is disengaged, various components of the all-wheel drive system do not rotate, reducing parasitic losses and improving fuel economy. To provide packaging space for the disconnect clutch, the differential is moved to the left (driver side) of the driven transfer gear. A planetary differential, such as a double pinion planetary differential, is suitable for this location.