Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hydraulic control unit for a limited slip differential
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Application No.: US15290679Application Date: 2016-10-11
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Publication No.: US10330187B2Publication Date: 2019-06-25
- Inventor: Daniel P. Fisher , Andrew N. Edler , Scott M. Besemer , Jeffrey A. Oesch , Matthew G. Fox
- Applicant: Eaton Corporation
- Applicant Address: US OH Cleveland
- Assignee: Eaton Corporation
- Current Assignee: Eaton Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Cleveland
- Agency: RMCK Law Group PLC
- Main IPC: F16H57/037
- IPC: F16H57/037 ; F16H48/32 ; F16H57/025 ; F15B15/18 ; F15B1/26

Abstract:
A hydraulic control unit that delivers hydraulic fluid to a limited slip differential includes a hydraulic control unit housing, a sump and a motor. The hydraulic control unit housing has an accumulator housing portion that houses a biasing assembly and a piston. The sump is defined in the hydraulic control unit housing and at least partially occupies a common space with the accumulator housing portion. The motor is configured to pump fluid into an accumulator chamber of the accumulator housing portion. The fluid pumped into the accumulator housing portion at least partially collapses the biasing assembly and introduces a pre-charge into the hydraulic control unit. The biasing assembly is configured to expand and urge the piston in a first direction resulting in fluid being communicated from the hydraulic control unit and into the limited slip differential.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170045127A1 HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT FOR A LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL Public/Granted day:2017-02-16
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