US 12,104,657 B2
Axle decoupler system with mechanical synchronizer
Azat Suleimenov, Santa Clara, CA (US); Jiajun Wu, San Jose, CA (US); and Balazs Palfai, Newark, CA (US)
Assigned to Atieva, Inc., Newark, CA (US)
Filed by Atieva, Inc., Newark, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/484,907.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/476,092, filed on Dec. 19, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0198790 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. F16D 23/14 (2006.01); B60K 23/06 (2006.01); B60K 23/08 (2006.01); F16D 11/00 (2006.01); F16D 28/00 (2006.01); F16D 41/04 (2006.01); F16D 41/069 (2006.01); F16D 47/04 (2006.01)
CPC F16D 23/14 (2013.01) [F16D 28/00 (2013.01); B60K 23/06 (2013.01); B60K 23/08 (2013.01); F16D 2011/002 (2013.01); F16D 2023/141 (2013.01); F16D 41/04 (2013.01); F16D 41/069 (2013.01); F16D 47/04 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An axle decoupler system comprising:
an axle decoupler configured to selectively couple an axle of a vehicle with a wheel hub of the vehicle, the axle decoupler comprising:
a sliding ring having first splines coupled to second splines on the axle, the sliding ring having a first position where the first splines are not coupled to third splines on the wheel hub, and a second position where the first splines are coupled to the third splines; and
an electric motor for moving the sliding ring into the first or second position; and
a one-way clutch coupling the axle and the wheel hub to each other.