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40 results about "Locking differential" patented technology

A locking differential is designed to overcome the chief limitation of a standard open differential by essentially "locking" both wheels on an axle together as if on a common shaft. This forces both wheels to turn in unison, regardless of the traction (or lack thereof) available to either wheel individually.

Locking differential in rotor shaft

Locking differential systems, vehicles, and methods are provided. An electric vehicle includes an electric motor including a stator and a rotor, where the rotor is configured to rotate about a rotor axis; a rotor shaft connected to the rotor for rotation about a rotor axis; a differential positioned within the rotor shaft; a first input shaft connected to a first side of the differential; a second input shaft connected to a second side of the differential; a locking system configured to selectively lock rotation of the first input shaft to rotation of the rotor shaft; a control system configured to determine when to lock rotation of the first input shaft to rotation of the rotor shaft; and an actuation system configured to operate the locking system to lock rotation of the first input shaft to rotation of the rotor shaft.
Owner:GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Disconnect device with locking differential

A separating device with a locking differential, comprising a housing (10), a support ring (20) arranged in the housing (10) and configured to enclose a pinion (40), and a clutch ring (30) connected to a sleeve (60) configured to be actuated by an actuating device (50), wherein the clutch ring (30) is configured to move in an engagement direction when the sleeve (60) is actuated by the actuating device (50) to engage a first engagement section (331) located at an end (31) of the clutch ring (30) positioned in the housing (10) with a second engagement section (22) located on a surface of the support ring (20) to achieve four-wheel drive.
Owner:HYUNDAI TRANSYS INC

Lock type differential mechanism

The utility model relates to the field of differential mechanisms, in particular to a lock type differential mechanism which comprises a differential mechanism shell, a first half shaft and a second half shaft are rotationally installed on the two sides in the differential mechanism shell respectively, and a first support is fixed to the side, close to the first half shaft, of the top of the differential mechanism shell. The lock type differential mechanism has the advantages that the lock type differential mechanism overcomes the defects of a common differential mechanism by forcibly eliminating the rotating speed difference, when the locking mechanism is activated, the first support is fixed on the top of the differential mechanism shell, the second support is fixed on the side, close to the second half shaft, of the top of the differential mechanism shell, and the opposite ends of the first half shaft and the second half shaft can be connected through the locking mechanism. The half axle gear of the differential mechanism is physically locked, so that the first half axle and the second half axle are rigidly connected and become an integrated driving shaft, wheels on the two sides must rotate synchronously, even if the wheel on one side is suspended or slips, the wheel on the other side can still obtain engine torque, and therefore it is guaranteed that the vehicle gets out of order.
Owner:JIANGYIN QUANHUAFENG FINISH FORGING

System and method of determining differential state of a vehicle

A control system is configured to determine a differential state of a vehicle. The control system includes a first wheel sensor, a second wheel sensor, and an electronic controller. The first wheel sensor is configured to detect a first wheel speed of a first wheel. The second wheel sensor is configured to detect a second wheel speed of a second wheel. The electronic controller is configured to determine whether the first wheel speed is equal to or different from the second wheel speed, and to turn off an indicator when the first wheel speed is different from the second wheel speed. The indicator is illuminated to indicate a locked differential state of the vehicle.
Owner:NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INC

Method for determining the rotational speeds of several wheels of a vehicle with a transmission unit and several locking differential units, device, vehicle, computer program and a computer-readable medium

A method for determining the rotational speeds of several wheels of a vehicle (1) with a transmission unit (3) and several locking differential units is shown and described.wherein the method comprises the following step: determining a rotational speed of a second output section (17) of each locking differential unit (5) both from the detected rotational speed of the first output section (9) of the corresponding locking differential unit (5) and from the detected rotational speed of the input section (11) of the first locking differential unit of the multiple locking differential units and the detected rotational speed of the input section (11) of the second locking differential unit of the multiple locking differential units, or from the detected rotational speed of the input section (13) of the transmission unit (3) and the detected rotational speed of the input section (11) of the locking differential unit (5) of the multiple locking differential units, or from the detected rotational speed of the input section (13) of the transmission unit (3) and the detected rotational speed of the output section (15) of the transmission unit (3). Furthermore, a device, a vehicle (1),a computer program and a computer-readable medium are represented and described.
Owner:ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG

Self-locking differential assembly

The utility model provides a self-locking differential assembly which comprises a shell, a planetary gear assembly, a side gear, a first main gear and a planetary gear carrier, the planetary gear assembly comprises a planetary gear and a rotating shaft, a semi-closed frame is arranged on the outer side of the planetary gear carrier, the frame is fixedly connected with the planetary gear carrier, a locking mechanism is arranged on the outer side of the frame, and the side gear is fixedly connected with the side gear. The locking mechanism comprises a shell, a motor is arranged at the end, away from the frame, of the shell, an output shaft of the motor is connected with a lead screw, a locking block assembly is arranged in the shell and comprises a connecting block and a plurality of sliding blocks, the sliding blocks are slidably connected with the shell, the connecting block is in threaded connection with the lead screw, and locking grooves matched with the sliding blocks are formed in the ends, close to the sliding blocks, of rotating shafts. The locking block assembly is inserted into the rotating shaft through the locking groove. According to the self-locking differential mechanism assembly, the frame is installed on the planetary gear carrier, the locking mechanism is installed on the frame, the locking block assembly is connected with the rotating shaft in an inserted mode, axial spinning of the planetary gear assembly is locked, and therefore the self-locking function of the differential mechanism is achieved.
Owner:SHAOXING BAISHENG STATIONERY CO LTD

AN ELECTRIC DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE

UndeterminedDE102025133360A1Gear wheelGear system
This disclosure provides an electric drive system (10) for a vehicle. The electric drive system (10) comprises a first planetary gear system (20) and a second planetary gear system (30), which is a compound planetary gear system and includes an inner planetary gear set (30a) and an outer planetary gear set (30b). The second planetary gear system (30) includes a double-sided gear (33) configured between the inner planetary gear set (30a) and the outer planetary gear set (30b) such that the double-sided gear (33) acts as the inner ring gear of the inner planetary gear set (30a) and as the outer sun gear for the outer planetary gear set (30b). The electric drive system (10) is configured to function as an open differential, a limited-slip differential, and a self-locking differential, while reducing the overall weight of the vehicle, resulting in improved vehicle range and efficiency.
Owner:MERCEDES BENZ GROUP AG

System and method for controlling electric motor to act as virtual electronic locking differential

A system includes a reference speed module and a motor control module. The reference speed module is configured to determine a reference speed range based on a speed of a left wheel of a pair of front wheels or rear wheels of a vehicle and a speed of a right wheel of the pair of front wheels or rear wheels. The right wheel is decoupled from the left wheel. The motor control module is configured to control at least one of a first electric motor and a second electric motor based on the reference speed range. The first electric motor is connected to the left wheel. The second electric motor is connected to the right wheel.
Owner:GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Stator for rotating device

A stator of a lock differential includes an inner lip recessed into a central opening. The inner lip is engaged with the bearing race to secure the stator to a gear housing of a lock-in differential. The stator holds the electromagnetic coil. The stator is shaped to avoid electromagnetic flux pinch points that may limit the magnitude of an electromagnetic force applied to a locking device of the lock differential.
Owner:EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LTD

Self-locking differential mechanism

The utility model provides a self-locking differential mechanism which comprises a differential mechanism shell. The differential mechanism end cover is fixedly connected to one end of the differential mechanism shell; the positioning assemblies are connected to the side wall of the end, close to the differential shell, of the differential end cover in a circular array mode. And the limiting assemblies are connected to the side wall, close to the differential end cover, of the differential shell in a circular array mode, and the limiting assemblies and the positioning assemblies are correspondingly arranged. The positioning assemblies on the side wall of the differential mechanism shell are matched with the limiting assemblies on the side wall of the differential mechanism end cover, so that the positions of the differential mechanism shell and the differential mechanism end cover can be limited, and the positions, needing to be installed, of the differential mechanism shell and the differential mechanism end cover are aligned; therefore, the influence on the assembly of the differential shell and the differential end cover when other tools are used for positioning can be avoided, and the assembly efficiency can be effectively improved.
Owner:SHAOXING BAISHENG STATIONERY CO LTD

ELECTROMAGNETICALLY ACTUATED LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL

A limited-slip differential can be an electric limited-slip differential with an electromagnet that actuates a clutch disc. The electric limited-slip differential can include an axle drive gear. The electromagnet must not rotate with the axle drive gear. The electric limited-slip differential can also include an actuating housing. The actuating housing can be attached to the axle drive gear. The electromagnet can cause an electromagnetic field to couple from an iron-containing housing of the electromagnet to the actuating housing. The electromagnetic field can axially displace the electromagnet relative to the actuating housing. The iron-containing housing and the actuating housing can include a chamfered edge through which the electromagnetic field couples.
Owner:SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO KG

Sliding lock connecting structure of electromagnetic self-locking differential mechanism

The utility model belongs to the technical field of automobile transmission, and particularly relates to an electromagnetic self-locking differential mechanism sliding lock connecting structure which comprises a differential mechanism assembly, an electromagnetic driver, a sliding lock and a magnetism isolating push plate. The differential assembly comprises a shell, and the shell is provided with an end face and a mounting position extending outwards from the end face. The electromagnetic driver is arranged at the mounting position; the sliding lock is arranged in the shell, the sliding lock is provided with a plurality of connecting pieces, and the connecting pieces penetrate through the end face in a sliding mode and extend towards the electromagnetic driver; the magnetic isolation push plate is arranged between the electromagnetic driver and the sliding lock, the magnetic isolation push plate is attached to the electromagnetic driver but not connected with the electromagnetic driver, and the magnetic isolation push plate is provided with a limiting piece connected with the corresponding connecting piece and used for connecting the magnetic isolation push plate and the sliding lock to form a whole. The magnetism isolating push plate is used for isolating magnetism of the electromagnetic driver from being conducted to the sliding lock. And the magnetic isolation push plate has a magnetic isolation effect on the electromagnetic driver, so that the situation that the sliding lock adsorbs iron powder, scrap iron and the like due to the fact that magnetism is transmitted to the sliding lock is avoided.
Owner:JIANGXI DINGYUAN TRANSMISSION TECH CO LTD

Locking differential device for a motor vehicle

The invention relates to a locking differential device (1) for a motor vehicle comprising: - a differential basket (2) in which at least three bevel gears (3, 4, 5, 5A) are arranged, - a first bevel gear (3), connectable to a first output shaft, - a second bevel gear (4), connectable to a second output shaft, - at least a third bevel gear (5, 5A), rotatably arranged about a bevel gear axis (6) of the locking differential device (1), - a bevel gear axle (6), arranged in a rotationally fixed manner with the differential basket (2), - wherein at least one third bevel gear (5, 5A) is engaged or meshes with the first and second bevel gears (3, 4), and - a coupling (7) for detachably connecting the differential basket (2) and the second bevel gear (4), - wherein the locking differential device (1) has a coolant guide device (14) which guides coolant from outside the differential basket (2) in a radial direction (R) inwards to the clutch (7) in order to cool it.
Owner:SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO KG

Friction clutch mechanism for electronic limited-slip differential

The present disclosure relates to an electronic locking differential mechanism with a locking detection mechanism for sensing and indicating a locked and unlocked state of the locking mechanism. The electronic locking differential mechanism comprises an electronic stator which, upon activation, establishes frictional contact with a grooved surface of a ramped collar, thereby rotating the ramped collar about an axis of the mechanism. The ramps of the ramped collar axially displace a plurality of pushrods, which move a locking collar and engage it with a locking gear, thereby placing the mechanism into a locked state.
Owner:EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LTD

LOCKING DIFFERENTIALS IN ROTOR SHAFTS

Locking differential systems, vehicles and procedures are provided.An electric vehicle comprises an electric motor with a stator and a rotor, the rotor being configured to rotate about a rotor axis; a rotor shaft connected to the rotor for rotation about the rotor axis; a differential located within the rotor shaft; a first input shaft connected to the first side of the differential; a second input shaft connected to the second side of the differential; a locking system configured to selectively lock the rotation of the first input shaft with the rotation of the rotor shaft; a control system configured to determine when to lock the rotation of the first input shaft with the rotation of the rotor shaft; and an actuating system configured to actuate the locking system to lock the rotation of the first input shaft with the rotation of the rotor shaft.
Owner:GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Hydraulic locking differential lock for tractors

The utility model provides a kind of hydraulic lock differential lock for tractor, including box, left bearing seat and right bearing seat are fixedly connected in the box, power transmission assembly is connected between the left bearing seat and right bearing seat, differential lock assembly is sleeved outside the power transmission assembly, the differential lock assembly includes differential cover and differential shell, a plurality of steel sheets are fixedly connected in the differential shell, pressure plate is movably connected in the differential cover, the pressure plate is connected with a plurality of friction plate, oil supply component is provided in the left bearing seat with differential cover. Pressure plate axial movement compacts friction plate and steel sheet, so that half shaft gear and differential shell synchronous rotation, realize differential lock locking function. Simple structure facilitates easy operation, can faster realize the combination and separation of differential lock, the oil supply component arrangement simple, simple processing, compact structure, suitable for mass production.
Owner:SHANDONG HANWO AGRI EQUIP CO LTD

Lock-free limited slip differential

The lock-free limited slip differential comprises two groups of bidirectional single rotating devices and a main shaft or two half shafts; during turning, the middle driving wheel is swung to accelerate and rotate to push and swing the ratchets in the forward direction, the escapement teeth or the push teeth are separated from the middle driving wheel to exceed the ratchets, and the escapement teeth or the push teeth are driven to accelerate and rotate to form differential speed; although the suspended wheels idle, the landing wheels still keep normal driving force to push the vehicle to dig and advance; during sliding on a road, ratchets, escapement teeth or pushing teeth of the bidirectional single-rotating device are always engaged with the middle driving wheel in a full-time manner, so that the left wheel and the right wheel are synchronously driven at the same time, lock-free full-time driving and lock-free limited sliding are realized, the phenomenon of single-wheel flying rotation is avoided, human intervention is not needed, and full-time limited sliding differential and stable running are realized; the two-way single rotating device individually controls one wheel to stop rotating and rotates in situ, turns around or parks by taking the wheel which stops rotating as the center; or left wheels of the vehicle are controlled to advance and right wheels of the vehicle are controlled to retreat, and the vehicle rotates, turns around or parks around the midpoint of the vehicle body; technicians all research and develop differential locks, single-shaft differential and lock-free differential research is abandoned, and the existing lock-free limited slip differential does not need to turn around to research the differential locks.
Owner:毛永波

Position sensor for a locking differential

A limited-slip differential can be an electrically operated limited-slip differential to which a bushing and an annular position sensor are fixed. The bushing and the annular position sensor can move axially relative to an actuating side housing of the electrically operated limited-slip differential. A target ring can be fixed to the actuating side housing. The target ring can be in a fixed axial position relative to a locking axle gear. The annular position sensor can be in a fixed axial position relative to a clutch disc. The annular position sensor can determine a relative axial position between itself and the target ring. This relative axial position can indicate the relative axial position between the clutch disc and the locking axle gear, thus indicating whether the electrically operated limited-slip differential is locked or unlocked.
Owner:SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO KG

ELECTRONIC LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL

A limited-slip differential switches between a locked and a non-locking configuration via an axially movable locking assembly. The locking assembly has pins that maintain a constant distance between a locking collar and a positioning collar. The positioning collar is coupled directly or indirectly to an iron frame to allow uniform axial movement. Excitation of an electromagnet attracts the frame, pulling the entire locking assembly into the locked configuration. A spring pushes the locking assembly back into the non-locking configuration when the excitation ceases.
Owner:EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LTD

Electromagnetic locking differential mechanism and vehicle

The invention discloses an electromagnetic locking differential mechanism and a vehicle, the electromagnetic locking differential mechanism comprises a left differential shell, a right differential shell, a left half axle gear and a planet wheel, and further comprises a triggering mechanism and a locking mechanism, and the triggering mechanism and the locking mechanism are arranged on the two sides of the planet wheel in the axial direction of the left half axle gear; the triggering mechanism comprises a first electromagnet and a second electromagnet, the first electromagnet and the second electromagnet generate repelling acting force in the axial direction in the power-on state, and the first electromagnet is fixedly arranged; the locking mechanism comprises a top column and a combined fluted disc, the combined fluted disc is only arranged in the right differential shell in the axial direction in a sliding mode, the top column abuts against one end of a second electromagnet, and the second electromagnet can drive the top column to push the combined fluted disc to move in the axial direction and be locked with the left half axle gear in a clamped mode in the axial moving process. Through the repulsive force effect of the first electromagnet and the second electromagnet, the combined fluted disc is directly pushed to be combined with the left half axle gear through the jacking column, and compared with a sliding rail guide column, the response speed is higher.
Owner:LIUZHOU WULING AUTOMOBILE IND CO LTD

Electromagnetic actuator for an electromagnetically actuated locking differential, electromagnetically actuated locking differential and vehicle

An electromagnetic actuator for an electromagnetically actuated limited-slip differential is proposed. The electromagnetic actuator comprises an armature and a piston. The piston includes a contact area and a sensor area. The contact area is designed to make contact with the armature. The sensor area is designed to be sensed by a position sensor.
Owner:ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG

Locking differential

PCT designated stageWO2026074532A1Differential gearingsGear wheelTorque transmission
A locking differential assembly includes a differential case carrying both a differential gear set and a planetary gear set. The planetary gear set transfers torque to the differential case. In certain implementations, the differential case includes a monolithic housing that holds both the differential gear set and the planetary gear set. The monolithic housing may include an intermediate wall between the two gear sets. In certain examples, the differential case also includes an end cap mounted to the monolithic housing.
Owner:EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LTD

A differential locking device for a differential, and a locking differential

The application provides a differential locking device for a differential and a locking differential, the differential locking device comprising a coil mechanism, a sliding sleeve, a locking piece and an elastic reset mechanism, the coil mechanism comprising a coil shell of magnetic conductive material and a coil winding installed in the inner cavity of the coil shell, the sliding sleeve being used for being installed in a differential housing and moving along a rotation main axis X, the sliding sleeve comprising an inner ring part of magnetic conductive material and an outer ring part of magnetic isolation material, the inner ring part being located at the periphery of the coil shell, the locking piece being used for being installed in the differential housing, the locking piece being in transmission connection with the differential housing to rotate together in the circumferential direction and being capable of moving relatively in the axial direction, the locking piece being in axial transmission connection with the sliding sleeve, the elastic reset mechanism driving the locking piece to move along the rotation main axis X, the locking piece being capable of being driven to a locking position or an unlocking position, the locking piece being in circumferential connection with one of the half axle gears at the locking position and being disconnected in the circumferential direction at the unlocking position.
Owner:SHANGHAI GKN DRIVE SYST

Combined gear of locking differential mechanism

The utility model relates to the technical field of differential mechanisms, in particular to a locking differential mechanism combination gear. According to the technical scheme, a transmission rod is sleeved with a clutch disc, a bevel gear is installed at the end, close to the clutch disc, of the transmission rod, a key groove is formed in the transmission rod, the clutch disc is in limiting connection with the key groove through a pin key, and the position, located at the tail end of the key groove, of the transmission rod is sleeved with a connecting sleeve; a plurality of clutch plates are clamped by limiting blocks and are mounted on the transmission rod at equal intervals; a first clamping groove is formed in the position, located at the key groove, of the transmission rod, hoops are installed in the first clamping groove of the transmission rod, fixing holes are formed in the two ends of each hoop, and the two hoops are fixedly connected end to end through the fixing holes and bolts; through the design that the key grooves are annularly distributed and the hoops are matched with the limiting blocks, it is guaranteed that power transmission is uniform and stable, vibration impact is reduced through a buffering and damping structure, the service life of parts is prolonged, and the use performance is improved.
Owner:JIANGSU CHUANGYI PRECISION FORGING

Locking differential coupling gear

ActiveCN224566651UGear wheelCoupling
The utility model discloses a locking differential mechanism connecting gear, including mounting ring, rack, flange, be equipped with the rack in the flange, one side of flange is equipped with the mounting ring, and the flange is equipped with a plurality of mounting slots that are circumferentially arrayed, is equipped with the guide rail in the mounting slot, is equipped with the rack in the guide rail, and the rack is equipped with the recess, and the recess is embedded with the guide rail, and the utility model discloses utilize the modular rack design and general installation structure, has realized the gear accurate replacement and has improved the effect of application range and flexibility, has solved the problem that the existing device lacks the rack replacement function and the wide applicability of convenient.
Owner:JIANGSU CHUANGYI PRECISION FORGING

Locking differential for vehicle

The invention discloses a locking differential mechanism for a vehicle, which is applied to the related technical field of differential mechanisms, and according to the scheme, hydraulic oil in a hydraulic locking rod can be automatically filtered and cleaned in a rotary manner through the arrangement of a rotary filtering unit, so that small-particle impurities are effectively intercepted from flowing back into a hydraulic cavity in the hydraulic oil circulating process, and the working efficiency is improved. Compared with the prior art, the stability of the performance of the hydraulic locking rod is effectively guaranteed, then the stability of the locking performance of the hydraulic locking rod is effectively guaranteed, and the escape capacity of an automobile in a special environment is effectively maintained; meanwhile, in the intercepting process of small-particle impurities in hydraulic oil, through the arrangement of the circulating filter cylinders connected in series or in parallel, self-adaptive replacement of the circulating filter cylinders for effective filtration can be achieved according to the amount of the intercepted impurities without human participation, and then the problem that the differential mechanism is located on a chassis and is difficult to maintain is effectively solved; and the maintenance frequency is effectively reduced, and the convenience is improved.
Owner:QINHUANGDAO HUIZHISIKAI MECHANICAL EQUIP CO LTD

Electronic locking differential

A differential assembly includes a spiral pinion and a side gear with a spiral tooth face. In some cases, the spiral pinion and the side gear are pre-assembled to a housing and then inserted as a unit into the housing of the differential assembly. In some cases, an electronic locking device is assembled to the differential assembly. The locking device includes a locking plate that is biased away from the locking gear. A pin extends through the housing of the differential assembly to actuate the locking plate when an electrical coil is energized.
Owner:EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LTD

Electronic locking type differential mechanism

The locking differential is switched between a locked state and an unlocked state by means of an axially movable locking device. The locking device comprises a pin, and the pin is used for keeping a constant distance between the locking ring and the positioning ring. The positioning ring is directly or indirectly connected with the iron frame so as to achieve integral axial movement. After the electromagnet is electrified, the frame is attracted, so that the whole locking device is pulled to a locking configuration. After energization is stopped, the elastic member biases the locking device back to the non-locked configuration.
Owner:EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LTD

Self-locking differential

A kind of self-locking differential, including left inner disc and right inner disc being arranged in middle shell, control disc being arranged between left inner disc and right inner disc in middle shell, left and right end surfaces of control disc respectively extend to left inner disc and right inner disc peripheral surface and form multiple evenly arranged arc plate structures, and hollow roller placement slot is opened in the middle part of each arc plate structure, and one roller is placed in each roller placement slot, the diameter of roller is greater than the thickness of arc plate structure, and the inner side wall of middle shell is provided with multiple roller limiting grooves corresponding to roller, and the bottom surface of roller limiting groove on both sides of roller is formed wedge surface by gradually shallow from middle to both sides.The axial force is not generated in the process of torque transmission, and the torsion transmission efficiency is high;Automatic locking can be realized, and unilateral wheel edge slip does not occur in driving process or when vehicle starts;In the condition that left and right rotating speeds are inconsistent, differential preferentially drives the wheel edge of slow side.
Owner:李楠