US 11,920,665 B2
Differential
Herbert Steinwender, Haselsdorf-Tobelbad (AT); and Kristian Rois, Frohnleiten (AT)
Assigned to MAGNA Powertrain GmbH & Co KG, Lannach (AT)
Filed by MAGNA Powertrain GmbH & Co KG, Lannach (AT)
Filed on Apr. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/302,024.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2022 203 901.7 (DE), filed on Apr. 21, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0341037 A1, Oct. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. F16H 48/24 (2006.01); F16H 48/08 (2006.01); F16H 48/34 (2012.01); F16H 48/40 (2012.01)
CPC F16H 48/24 (2013.01) [F16H 48/08 (2013.01); F16H 48/34 (2013.01); F16H 48/40 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A differential including a circulating carrier with a drive gearwheel, at least one planet gearwheel rotatably mounted in the circulating carrier, and lateral gearwheels leading to respective associated side shafts of a drive axle of a vehicle and which are enmeshed with the at least one planet gearwheel, wherein a first lateral gearwheel of the lateral gearwheels has a first axially active claw coupling and can be selectively connected to the associated side shaft or can be selectively connected to the circulating carrier via a coupling arrangement that is disposed between the circulating carrier and the associated side shaft, the coupling arrangement including a first actuator sleeve having a corresponding axially active claw coupling towards the first lateral gearwheel and a radially active sliding toothing towards the side shaft, for the selective connection to the side shaft, or the circulating carrier, for the selective connection to the circulating carrier;
wherein, at a first end pointing toward the lateral gearwheel, the actuator sleeve has the corresponding axially active claw coupling pointing toward the lateral gearwheel, and a second end pointing away from the differential is displaced axially via a grooved ball bearing.