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

Claim 8:
9. A drivetrain component comprising:
a case;
a ring gear connected to the case;
a carrier supported for movement relative to 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 one-way clutch mechanically coupling the case to the carrier for torque transmission from the case to the carrier in a first direction of rotation;
a second one-way clutch mechanically coupling the case to the carrier for torque transmission from the case to the carrier in a second direction of rotation; and
the first one-way clutch includes a pocket in the case, a strut, and a notch in the carrier wherein the strut is always in a deployed position.