Patent ID: 11859718
Assignee: ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC F

Claim 7:
8. An axle assembly comprising:
a drive pinion that is rotatable about an axis;
a transmission that includes a set of drive pinion gears that is spaced apart from the drive pinion and is rotatable about the axis; and
a shift mechanism that includes:
a shift collar that is rotatable about the axis with the drive pinion and moveable along the axis with respect to the drive pinion;
an actuator that is configured to move the shift collar along the axis to selectively connect a member of the set of drive pinion gears to the drive pinion;
a detent linkage that is coupled to the actuator and is rotatable about an actuator axis;
a linkage that is rotatably disposed on the detent linkage and is rotatable about the actuator axis;
a collar that is coupled to the linkage and that defines a collar hole that receives the shift collar; and
a linkage retaining device that is selectively engageable with the linkage to inhibit rotation of the linkage in at least one direction about the actuator axis.