Patent ID: 7056256

Claim:
A differential apparatus comprising: a differential casing; a differential mechanism, accommodated in the differential casing, comprising a first and second output members and a differential member capable of accepting a differential motion between the output members, wherein said first output member comprises a first portion, and a second portion rotatable together with and axially movable relative to the first portion; a first and second drive shafts connected to and rotatable together with the first and second output members respectively; a clutch section, formed between the second output member and the second portion of the first output member, for connecting the second output member and the second portion of the first output member; and an actuator that moves the second portion of the first output member in an axial direction of the differential casing, wherein the second portion of the first output member comprises: an outer circumferential connecting portion that is engaged with the first portion of the first output member; and an inner circumferential connecting portion that is engaged with the first drive shaft.