Patent ID: 11892067
Assignee: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 12:
13. A mechanical differential assembly for a wheeled vehicle, comprising:
a housing having an interior surface;
a pinion gear operable to both rotate relative to the interior surface of the housing and be fixed relative to the interior surface of the housing;
a clutch portion fixed to the pinion gear; and
wherein the clutch portion is configured to engage and lock the pinion gear to the housing when the mechanical differential assembly is in a locked configuration;
wherein the clutch portion is a cap extending a distance from a toothed portion of the pinion gear;
wherein the cap includes a cap interior surface that is configured to be engaged by a locking member;
wherein the interior surface of the housing includes a first portion that is substantially spherical to engage a cap exterior surface.