US 12,215,744 B2
Axle shaft disconnect system
Corey Kwapich, Ottawa Lake, MI (US)
Assigned to DANA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC, Maumee, OH (US)
Filed by Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC, Maumee, OH (US)
Filed on Jun. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/337,708.
Prior Publication US 2024/0426350 A1, Dec. 26, 2024
Int. Cl. F16D 19/00 (2006.01); B60B 35/12 (2006.01); B60B 37/04 (2006.01); B60B 37/10 (2006.01); F16D 127/06 (2012.01)
CPC F16D 19/00 (2013.01) [B60B 35/12 (2013.01); B60B 37/04 (2013.01); B60B 37/10 (2013.01); F16D 2127/06 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A drivetrain for a vehicle, comprising:
an axle shaft having a radial nub protruding from an outer surface of the axle shaft; and
a shaft guide circumferentially surrounding the axle shaft and having an inner radial groove configured to have an interference fit with the radial nub,
wherein when the axle shaft is axially translated along an axial direction to engage the radial nub with the inner radial groove of the shaft guide, the axle shaft is disconnected from a wheel hub of the vehicle.