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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2015
Applicant:
Warn Industries, Inc., Clackamas, OR (US);
Inventors:
Bryan Averill, Portland, OR (US);
Oliver Heravi, Beaverton, OR (US);
Assignee:
Warn Industries, Inc., Clackamas, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 15/02 (2006.01); B60K 23/08 (2006.01); F16D 23/12 (2006.01); F16D 28/00 (2006.01); F16D 11/14 (2006.01); F16D 23/04 (2006.01); F16D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 23/08 (2013.01); F16D 11/14 (2013.01); F16D 23/12 (2013.01); F16D 28/00 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/429 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/405 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/421 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/82 (2013.01); F16D 23/04 (2013.01); F16D 2011/002 (2013.01); F16D 2023/123 (2013.01); F16D 2300/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a motorized disconnect operable to selectively engage and disengage two rotating components of a vehicle drivetrain. As one example, a motorized disconnect system is provided that operates via an electric motor and includes a shifter assembly with an oscillating gear track and cam profile for rotating the shifter assembly while moving it in an axial direction to selectively couple two rotating components.