Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Limited-slip driveline apparatus
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Application No.: US14391448Application Date: 2013-04-10
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Publication No.: US09964195B2Publication Date: 2018-05-08
- Inventor: Andrew N. Edler
- Applicant: EATON CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: IE
- Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
- Current Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
- Current Assignee Address: IE
- Agency: Merchant & Gould P.C.
- International Application: PCT/US2013/035900 WO 20130410
- International Announcement: WO2013/155138 WO 20131017
- Main IPC: F16H48/27
- IPC: F16H48/27 ; F16H48/08 ; F16H48/20 ; F16H48/22 ; F16D25/0635

Abstract:
A limited-slip driveline apparatus including a first driveline component that is rotatable relative to a second driveline component. The driveline apparatus also includes a clutch. The driveline apparatus further includes an actuation arrangement for actuating the clutch. The actuation arrangement includes a hydraulic pump that pumps hydraulic fluid through a hydraulic circuit when relative rotation exists between the first and second driveline components. The hydraulic pressure generated by the hydraulic pump within the hydraulic circuit is used to actuate the clutch. The actuation arrangement also includes a flow regulating valve for regulating a hydraulic fluid flow rate through the hydraulic circuit. The flow regulating valve is configured to prevent the hydraulic fluid flow rate from exceeding a set maximum flow rate regardless of a magnitude of the hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic circuit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150111679A1 LIMITED-SLIP DRIVELINE APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2015-04-23
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