Patent ID: 8083636

Claim:
An electronic control torque vectoring axle for a motor vehicle, comprising: a housing; an input shaft for receiving a driving force, coupled to a differential on a first end, having a flange on a second end, extending through the length of said housing; an output gear located inside said housing, said output gear having a first tooth profile and splined to said input shaft; a drive gear coupled to a differential housing, said drive gear having a second tooth profile, said second tooth profile different from said first tooth profile; at least one planetary gear having a third tooth profile mounted on a carrier, in mesh with said output gear and said drive gear; an electromagnetically actuated clutch having a clutch pack, said electromagnetically actuated clutch coupled to said carrier and said housing; a slider having at least one extension, said at least one extension having a tab; a reaction plate having at least one tab in substantial alignment with said tab of said at least one extension; a spacer disposed between said clutch pack and said reaction plate; a retaining plate mounted to said slider by a threaded connection such that said clutch pack is disposed between said retaining plate and said spacer; and a clutch hub having at least one gap, said at least one extension disposed in said at least one gap, at least a portion of said clutch pack is splined to said clutch hub, and a portion of said clutch pack is splined to said carrier; wherein said electromagnetically actuated clutch is actuated, causing said reaction plate to move said slider and said retaining plate to compress said clutch pack, causing said carrier to slow down, and the speeds of said planetary gear and said output gear are increased, increasing the speed of said input shaft, allowing for said electronic control torque vectoring axle to compensate for changes in direction of said motor vehicle.