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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
May. 08, 2015
Gkn Driveline North America, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Samuel J. Oram, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Tony N. Arden, Davisburg, MI (US);
Daniel S. Engerer, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Austin R. Gerding, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Robert E. Toaso, Livonia, MI (US);
Rick Ohsiek, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
GKN DRIVELINE NORTH AMERICA, INC., Auburn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle power transfer unit (PTU) disconnect assembly can include a first shaft, a second shaft, and a collar assembly. The first shaft has a first split-spline at its exterior surface. The second shaft is telescoped over the first shaft and has a set of splines at its exterior surface. A helical gear is carried by the second shaft. The collar assembly is situated around both of the first and second shafts. The collar assembly has a second split-spline at its interior surface.