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

Claim 12:
13. 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; and
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;
wherein the second one-way clutch includes a pocket in the case, a strut, and a notch in the carrier;
wherein the second one-way clutch includes an actuator, the actuator moves the strut to one of a deployed position and a non-deployed position;
wherein the actuator includes:
a stator structure;
a translator structure; and
a spring positioned between the translator structure and the strut of the second one-way clutch.