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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2015
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mathew John Fast, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Danrich Henry Demitroff, Okemos, MI (US);
Sunil Katragadda, Canton, MI (US);
Lawrence Marshall, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);
W. Cary Cole, Livonia, MI (US);
Michael Levin, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Furqan Zafar Shaikh, Troy, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A differential is provided. The differential includes a housing that has a sump, an input shaft, a ring gear, a carrier that is affixed to the ring gear, and a diverter. The sump is configured to collect lubricating fluid. The ring gear is configured to transfer lubricating fluid out of the sump. The diverter is configured to direct the lubricating fluid to the input shaft and carrier.