Patent ID: 6561939
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: F16D,F16H

Abstract:
A gear module for drivingly coupling a clutch actuator to an actuator motor in a differential assembly having a friction clutch assembly, said gear module comprising:a casing having a first mounting flange for securing said casing to a differential housing and a second mounting flange for securing said casing to said actuator motor; a reduction gearing including at least two coaxial reduction gear members, said reduction gear members are drivingly coupled to a common gear shaft; at least one gear support arm for rotatably supporting said gear shaft, said gear support arm outwardly extending from said first mounting flange into said differential housing through an opening therein; wherein one of said reduction gear members of said reduction gearing is drivingly coupled to said actuator motor and the other of said reduction gear members of said reduction gearing is in mesh with an actuating ring of said clutch actuator.