Patent ID: 11938811
Assignee: GKN AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 9:
10. A vehicle power transfer unit assembly, comprising:
an input shaft;
a shift collar engaged with the input shaft and operable between four positions including a first position, a second position, a third position, and a fourth position;
an outer cam ring disposed around a portion of the shift collar, the outer cam ring including an inner surface defining four levels including a first level, a second level, a third level, and a fourth level, the outer cam ring including an engagement surface facing the input shaft and each of the four levels increasing in distance from the engagement surface relative to an adjacent one of the four levels; and
an inner cam ring engaged with the shift collar and disposed radially inward from the outer cam ring, the inner cam ring including a jaw selectively engageable with each of the four levels;
wherein the shift collar is moved from one of the four positions to an adjacent one of the four positions when the jaw is moved from engagement with one of the plurality of levels to engagement with another of the plurality of levels.