| CPC B60G 21/0556 (2013.01) [B60G 2202/135 (2013.01); B60G 2202/42 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A sway bar disconnect assembly for a motor vehicle comprising:
a first bar segment for being connected to a first wheel;
a second bar segment for being connected to a second wheel; and
a disconnect clutch configured for being selectively movable between a connect orientation in which the disconnect clutch non-rotatably fixes the first bar segment and the second bar segment together and a disconnect orientation in which the disconnect clutch rotationally decouples the first bar segment and the second bar segment from each other,
the disconnect clutch comprising:
a first clutch section non-rotatably fixed to the first bar segment, the first clutch section including axially displaceable male connectors;
a second clutch section non-rotatably fixed to the second bar segment, the second clutch section including female connectors shaped for receiving the male connectors in the connect orientation;
an axially movable disconnector configured for axially contacting the male connectors; and
an actuator configured for axially moving the disconnector to force the male connectors out of engagement with the female connectors causing the disconnect clutch to enter into the disconnect orientation;
wherein the first clutch section includes a plurality of bores, each of the bores including a spring and a respective one of the male connectors, each spring biasing the respective male connector toward the disconnector,
wherein a first end of the disconnector contacts a first end of each of the male connectors, the first end of each of the male connectors being radially wider than the first end of the disconnector.
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