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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2014
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Suraj Gopal, Bengaluru, IN;
Pradeep Yuvraj Chavan, Pune, IN;
Patrick John McMillan, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A selectively lockable differential, comprising a plurality of torque sensitive pins, an outer housing, a first side gear comprising first gear teeth, a second side gear comprising second gear teeth, a pinion shaft, two pinion gears rotationally coupled to the pinion shaft, each pinion gear comprising pinion gear teeth coupled to the first gear teeth and the second gear teeth, and a collar comprising collar teeth for selectively engaging the gear lugs of the first side gear, the torque sensitive pins operatively coupling the collar to the outer housing.