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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2015
Applicant:
Borgwarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Larry A. Pritchard, Macomb, MI (US);
Earl David Ray, White Lake, MI (US);
Assignee:
BorgWarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 63/00 (2006.01); F16H 61/00 (2006.01); F16H 61/18 (2006.01); F16H 48/10 (2012.01); F16H 48/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/18 (2013.01); F16H 48/10 (2013.01); F16H 2048/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A transfer case for a motor vehicle. An input is rotatable about an axis to receive torque, an output is rotatable about the axis to transmit torque, and a planetary gear set is rotatable about the axis and operatively coupled between the input and the output. A shift sleeve circumscribes and is axially slidably carried along the axis, and a shift sleeve lock is automatically engageable with the shift sleeve responsive to the transfer case exceeding a predetermined rotational speed, to prevent axial movement of the shift sleeve above that speed. A related method is also provided.