Patent ID: 8821334
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: B60K,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A transfer case for a vehicle, comprising: an input shaft; a first output shaft; a planetary gearset including a sun gear, a non-rotary ring gear, pinion gears meshed with the sun and ring gears, and a carrier rotatably supporting the pinion gears; a sleeve axially moveable between first and second positions, the sleeve coupling the first output shaft for rotation with the input shaft when in its first position, the sleeve coupling the sun gear for rotation with the input shaft when in its second position; a hub axially moveable between first and second positions, the hub being free to rotate relative to the first output shaft when in its first position, and the hub being coupled for rotation with the first output shaft when in its second position; and a cam plate axially moveable between first and second positions, the cam plate being continuously coupled for rotation with the carrier and urging the hub toward its second position when in its second position, wherein the input shaft drives the first output shaft at a reduced speed when the sleeve, the hub and the cam plate are each located in their second position.