Patent ID: 11885408
Assignee: DANA HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B  Y | IPC B  F

Claim 12:
13. A power divider for a vehicle drivetrain, comprising:
a friction clutch configured to automatically and selectively prevent speed differentiation between a first output and a second output; and
an electric motor that drives a self-locking planetary gearset, and a ball ramp actuator cooperatively functioning to lock and unlock the friction clutch;
wherein the first output is configured to couple to a first axle;
wherein the second output is configured to couple to a second axle;
wherein when the friction clutch is locked a speed variance between the first axle and the second axle is inhibited; and
wherein the friction clutch is a wet friction clutch.