US 12,104,684 B2
Electronic locking differential assembly with wire guide and cover
Jeremy Wudy, Burlington, MI (US); Mark Shewchuck, Charlotte, MI (US); and Jeffrey Oesch, Marshall, MI (US)
Assigned to Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin (IE)
Appl. No. 18/263,963
Filed by Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin (IE)
PCT Filed Feb. 4, 2022, PCT No. PCT/EP2022/025042
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 2, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/171361, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 18, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/147,329, filed on Feb. 9, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0093770 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. F16H 57/037 (2012.01); B60K 17/16 (2006.01); F16H 48/34 (2012.01)
CPC F16H 48/34 (2013.01) [B60K 17/16 (2013.01); F16H 57/037 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A differential assembly comprising:
an outer differential carrier;
a differential case disposed in the outer differential carrier;
a ring gear attached to the differential case using fasteners;
an electronic actuation mechanism operatively connected to the differential assembly locking and unlocking the differential assembly, the electronic actuation mechanism including a stator positioned in a stator housing and an armature;
a wire harness connected to the stator supplying electrical power to the stator;
a wire guide attached to the stator housing, the wire guide including an elongated body having an attachment section attached to the stator housing and an anti-rotation section separated from the attachment section, the anti-rotation section contacting the outer differential carrier, the anti-rotation section including a wire receiving portion positioning the wire harness in an area away from the ring gear and fasteners.