Patent ID: 8403799
Filing Date: 2013-03-26
Classification: B60K,B60Y,F16H

Abstract:
1. An axle assembly comprising: an axle; a differential coupled with the axle and configured to facilitate operation of the axle at an axle speed; a differential lock associated with the differential and movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, the differential lock comprising a lock collar and a shift arm; and a blocking assembly associated with the differential lock and comprising: a selector coupled with the differential lock and movable between a lock-initiate position and an unlock-initiate position; and a resilient member that facilitates coupling of the lock collar and the shift arm together, the resilient member having a pair of arms wherein one of the arms is coupled with the lock collar and the other of the arms is coupled with the shift arm; wherein: the lock collar is radially supported by the axle and is slideable with respect to the axle between the locked position and the unlocked position; the shift arm is coupled with the selector and is movable together with the selector; the shift arm is selectively movable with respect to the lock collar; and movement of the selector to the lock-initiate position with the blocking member in the blocking position facilitates movement of the shift arm with respect to the lock collar.