Patent ID: 8771129

Claim:
A limited slip differential assembly for distributing drive torque to wheels of a vehicle, comprising: a differential gear assembly including first and second output gears in constant meshed engagement with a pinion gear, each of the gears being rotatably positioned within a carrier housing, the first and second output gears each being adapted to transfer torque to one of the driven wheels, the second output gear being axially moveable; a rotary to linear motion actuator including a rotatable first member and a second member axially moveable in response to rotation of the first member; a primary clutch drivingly interconnecting the second output gear and the first member of the actuator, the primary clutch including an apply plate coupled to the second output gear such that an axial force acting on the second output gear during torque transmission through the differential assembly is transferred to the primary clutch via the apply plate; and a secondary clutch drivingly interconnecting the second output gear and the carrier housing, the second member of the actuator providing an apply force to the secondary clutch.