Patent ID: 8235860

Claim:
A transfer case comprising: an input shaft; first and second output shafts; a planetary gearset being driven by said input shaft and including a sun gear, a ring gear, and a set of planet gears rotatably supported on a carrier that is coupled to said first output shaft; a collar driven by said sun gear and selectively driving said carrier, said ring gear being moveable between a first position and a second position, said collar coupled to said ring gear for movement therewith between first and second positions, said collar being operable in its first position to couple said sun gear to said carrier, said ring gear being operable in its first position to be released from coupled engagement with a stationary member, said collar being operable in its second position to be released from engagement with said carrier, said ring gear being operable in its second position to be coupled to said stationary member; and a mechanism to move said ring gear between its first and second positions.