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US8961353B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8961353-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313785425-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | May 14, 2012 |
| Publication date | Feb 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2015 |
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A vehicle driveline that includes an input member, a multi-speed transmission, a first differential assembly, a first bevel ring gear and a mode clutch that are disposed axially along a rotational axis of the input member. The multi-speed transmission includes a range collar that is axially movable along the input member axis.
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What is claimed is: 1. A vehicle driveline comprising: a housing; an input member received in the housing and being rotatable about an input member axis, the input member being adapted to receive rotary power from a vehicle transmission; a multi-speed driveline transmission disposed in the housing, the multi-speed driveline transmission comprising an input shaft, a sun gear, a plurality of planet gears, a planet carrier, a ring gear and a range collar, the sun gear being mount…
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
- F16H37/082Primary
Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic
- B60K17/3467Primary
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- What does patent US8961353B2 cover?
- A vehicle driveline that includes an input member, a multi-speed transmission, a first differential assembly, a first bevel ring gear and a mode clutch that are disposed axially along a rotational axis of the input member. The multi-speed transmission includes a range collar that is axially movable along the input member axis.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- American Axle & Mfg Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification F16H37/082. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).