Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Rotary coupling for an all-wheel drive vehicle
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Application No.: US14934960Application Date: 2015-11-06
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Publication No.: US09850962B2Publication Date: 2017-12-26
- Inventor: Larry A. Pritchard
- Applicant: BorgWarner Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
- Current Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Agency: Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane, P.C.
- Main IPC: B60W10/18
- IPC: B60W10/18 ; F16D25/12 ; B60K17/02 ; B60K17/34 ; F16D25/0638

Abstract:
A rotary coupling (200) for an all-wheel drive vehicle includes a housing (210), an input part (212), an output part (214), and a clutch (220) disposed within a clutch area (222) of the housing (210) and is movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position to change an amount of torque transferred from the input part (212) to the output part (214). A fluid reservoir (260) is defined in the housing (210). A lubrication valve (250) is movable between an open position and a closed position for controlling supply of a fluid from the fluid reservoir (260) to the clutch area (222) of the housing (210). An actuator (238) is connected to the clutch (220) to move the clutch (220) between the engaged position and the disengaged position and connected to the lubrication valve (250) to move the lubrication valve (250) between the open position and the closed position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160195144A1 ROTARY COUPLING FOR AN ALL-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2016-07-07
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