Power transfer unit straddle mount ring gear disconnect

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9616746
APP PUB NO 20160243937A1
SERIAL NO

15142291

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A gear assembly includes an input shaft, a drive ring gear assembly, a pair of input/ring bearings, a driven pinion gear assembly, a first and second clutch members, and an actuator assembly. The first cutch member is fixedly connected to the input shaft. The drive ring gear assembly is mounted about the input shaft. The input/ring bearings are mounted so as to straddle the drive ring gear. The driven pinion gear assembly is operatively engaged with the drive ring gear. The second clutch member is slidingly mounted to the drive ring gear and the actuator assembly operates to move the second clutch member into engagement with the first clutch member to cause the drive ring gear to rotate when the input shaft rotates.

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GKN DRIVELINE NORTH AMERICA INC2200 NORTH OPDYKE ROAD AUBURN HILLS MI 48326

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  • 2914 Applications Filed
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Peura, Brent Farmington, US 13 141
Takeshita, Kazunobu West Bloomfield, US 5 12

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