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Differential lock-up mechanism

Assignee: Indus Corp
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Filing: 1965-06-28
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Granted: 1967-07-11
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Expires: 1985-06-28
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Carrico Ralph Thomas
  • 👤 Keith E Percifield

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 18:22
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H48/00; F16H48/20; F16H48/22; F16H48/06; F16H48/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 243 words
THE COMBINATION WITH A DIFFERENTIAL STRUCTURE HAVING A HOUSING WITHIN WHICH ARE ROTATABLY CARRIED TWO OPPOSING SIDES GEARS WITH INTERVENING INTERMESHED PINION GEARS AND A SEPARATE DRIVE SHAFT DRIVINGLY CONNECTED TO EACH OF SAID SIDE GEARS, OF A CYLINDRICAL HUB CARRIED BY EACH OF SAID SIDE GEARS; SAID HOUSING HAVING OPPOSITE FACIAL SURFACES THROUGH WHICH SAID SHAFTS RESPECTIVELY EXTENDS; CAM FLOORS CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED APART AROUND EACH OF SAID HUBS BETWEEN SAID SIDE GEARS AND SAID FACES; A ROLLING MEMBER FOR EACH OF SAID CAM FLOORS; A ROLLING MEMBER RING RETAINING SAID ROLLING MEMBERS OVER SAID CAM FLOORS; EACH OF SAID FLOORS SLOPING FROM ONE END SPACED A DISTANCE FROM SAID RETAINING RING SLIGHTLY GREATER THAN THE DIAMETER OF THE ROLLING MEMBERS TO THE OTHER END HAVING A DISTANCE FROM THE RETAINING RING LESS THAN THE DIAMETER OF THE ROLLING MEMBERS; AND A PRESSURE RING AROUND EACH OF SAID SHAFTS BETWEEN SAID RETAINING RING AND SAID HOUSING FACE IN EACH INSTANCE; ROTATION OF ONE SHAFT IN A REVERSE DIRECTION OF ROTATION OF THE OTHER SHAFT CARRYING THE CAM FLOORS AROUND THE HUB OF THE SIDE GEAR FIXED TO SAID ONE SHAFT THEREBY WEDGING THE ROLLING MEMBERS BETWEEN THEIR RESPECTIVE FLOORS AND THE ROLLING MEMBERS RETAINING RING SETTING UP A TRAVEL OF THE PRESSURE RING LONGITUDINALLY OF THE ONE SHAFT TO COME INTO PRESSURE CONTACT WITH THE HOUSING FACE SURROUNDING SAID ONE SHAFT CAUSING TURNING OF THE ONE SHAFT IN UNISON WITH THE DIFFERENTIAL STRUCTURE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 243 words
THE COMBINATION WITH A DIFFERENTIAL STRUCTURE HAVING A HOUSING WITHIN WHICH ARE ROTATABLY CARRIED TWO OPPOSING SIDES GEARS WITH INTERVENING INTERMESHED PINION GEARS AND A SEPARATE DRIVE SHAFT DRIVINGLY CONNECTED TO EACH OF SAID SIDE GEARS, OF A CYLINDRICAL HUB CARRIED BY EACH OF SAID SIDE GEARS; SAID HOUSING HAVING OPPOSITE FACIAL SURFACES THROUGH WHICH SAID SHAFTS RESPECTIVELY EXTENDS; CAM FLOORS CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED APART AROUND EACH OF SAID HUBS BETWEEN SAID SIDE GEARS AND SAID FACES; A ROLLING MEMBER FOR EACH OF SAID CAM FLOORS; A ROLLING MEMBER RING RETAINING SAID ROLLING MEMBERS OVER SAID CAM FLOORS; EACH OF SAID FLOORS SLOPING FROM ONE END SPACED A DISTANCE FROM SAID RETAINING RING SLIGHTLY GREATER THAN THE DIAMETER OF THE ROLLING MEMBERS TO THE OTHER END HAVING A DISTANCE FROM THE RETAINING RING LESS THAN THE DIAMETER OF THE ROLLING MEMBERS; AND A PRESSURE RING AROUND EACH OF SAID SHAFTS BETWEEN SAID RETAINING RING AND SAID HOUSING FACE IN EACH INSTANCE; ROTATION OF ONE SHAFT IN A REVERSE DIRECTION OF ROTATION OF THE OTHER SHAFT CARRYING THE CAM FLOORS AROUND THE HUB OF THE SIDE GEAR FIXED TO SAID ONE SHAFT THEREBY WEDGING THE ROLLING MEMBERS BETWEEN THEIR RESPECTIVE FLOORS AND THE ROLLING MEMBERS RETAINING RING SETTING UP A TRAVEL OF THE PRESSURE RING LONGITUDINALLY OF THE ONE SHAFT TO COME INTO PRESSURE CONTACT WITH THE HOUSING FACE SURROUNDING SAID ONE SHAFT CAUSING TURNING OF THE ONE SHAFT IN UNISON WITH THE DIFFERENTIAL STRUCTURE.

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