专利检索 ap:("Ford Global Technologies, LLC") AND inv:"Thomas Eugene Kathman, Jr." 第 1 页

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发明授权
Wheel end disconnect system and method 有权

公开(公告)号：US11105380B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-31

申请号：US16520256

申请日：2019-07-23

申请人： Ford Global Technologies, LLC

发明人： Thomas Eugene Kathman, Jr. , Gregory D. Gardner , Norman Jerry Bird , Diana Barbara Placha , Xiaoyong Lu

IPC分类号： F16D11/16 , F16D27/09 , F16D27/01 , B60K17/02 , F16D121/20 , B60K17/35

摘要： Methods and system are provided for locking a half shaft to a wheel hub to engage four wheel drive are disclosed. In one example, a wheel hub is locked to a half shaft via a radially expanding engagement mechanism. The radially expanding engagement mechanism is without grease and without springs.