Patent ID: 11892065
Assignee: MEANS INDUSTRIES, INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 6:
7. A drivetrain component comprising:
a case;
a ring gear connected to the case;
a carrier supported for movement relative to and independent of the case, the carrier including a differential gear set including a pinion shaft tied to the carrier, pinion gears mounted on the pinion shaft, differential gears engaging the pinion gears, and differential gear shafts connected to the differential gears;
a first locking structure, the first locking structure coupling the case to the carrier for torque transmission from the case to the carrier in a first direction only, wherein the first locking structure does not inhibit carrier rotation in a second direction;
a second locking structure coupling the case to the carrier for torque transmission from the case to the carrier in the second direction;
the first locking structure including a strut, the strut is continuously in a deployed position; and
the second locking structure including a strut and an actuator connected to the second locking structure, the actuator moving the strut to one of a deployed position and a non-deployed position.