CA2214962C - Improved differential including friction pack clutch means - Google Patents

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CA2214962C
CA2214962C CA002214962A CA2214962A CA2214962C CA 2214962 C CA2214962 C CA 2214962C CA 002214962 A CA002214962 A CA 002214962A CA 2214962 A CA2214962 A CA 2214962A CA 2214962 C CA2214962 C CA 2214962C
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16H—GEARING
    • F16H48/00—Differential gearings
    • F16H48/12—Differential gearings without gears having orbital motion
    • F16H48/14—Differential gearings without gears having orbital motion with cams
    • F16H48/142—Differential gearings without gears having orbital motion with cams consisting of linked clutches using axially movable inter-engaging parts
    • F16H48/145—Differential gearings without gears having orbital motion with cams consisting of linked clutches using axially movable inter-engaging parts with friction clutching members
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16H—GEARING
    • F16H48/00—Differential gearings
    • F16H48/12—Differential gearings without gears having orbital motion
    • F16H48/14—Differential gearings without gears having orbital motion with cams
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16H—GEARING
    • F16H48/00—Differential gearings
    • F16H48/20—Arrangements for suppressing or influencing the differential action, e.g. locking devices
    • F16H48/22—Arrangements for suppressing or influencing the differential action, e.g. locking devices using friction clutches or brakes
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T74/00—Machine element or mechanism
    • Y10T74/19—Gearing
    • Y10T74/19005—Nonplanetary gearing differential type [e.g., gearless differentials]

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CA002214962A 1996-10-24 1997-09-22 Improved differential including friction pack clutch means Expired - Fee Related CA2214962C (en)

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US08/736,480 1996-10-24
US08/736,480 US5727430A (en) 1996-10-24 1996-10-24 Locking differential including friction pack clutch means

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CA2214962C true CA2214962C (en) 2002-09-17

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EP (1) EP0838612B1 (https=)
JP (1) JP3916307B2 (https=)
KR (1) KR100282763B1 (https=)
CN (1) CN1085804C (https=)
AU (1) AU725225B2 (https=)
CA (1) CA2214962C (https=)
DE (1) DE69714183T2 (https=)

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KR19980033081A (ko) 1998-07-25
AU4095097A (en) 1998-04-30
JPH10213205A (ja) 1998-08-11
CA2214962A1 (en) 1998-04-24
DE69714183T2 (de) 2002-11-21
CN1085804C (zh) 2002-05-29
EP0838612A2 (en) 1998-04-29
US5727430A (en) 1998-03-17
AU725225B2 (en) 2000-10-05
DE69714183D1 (de) 2002-08-29
EP0838612A3 (en) 1999-05-06
JP3916307B2 (ja) 2007-05-16
KR100282763B1 (ko) 2001-04-02
CN1184904A (zh) 1998-06-17
EP0838612B1 (en) 2002-07-24

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