LIMITED SLIP INTER-AXLE DIFFERENTIAL

摘要

The present invention provides an improved inter-axle differential assembly to limit axle tire slip by limiting the excessive inter-axle differentiation between front and rear axles in a tandem axle set. The present invention provides an inter-axle differential assembly comprising a differential case including a cylindrical housing, an annular axial end surface connected to the cylindrical housing, an end cover plate wherein the annular axial end surface and the end cover plate include openings for receiving coaxial input and output shafts, a hollow chamber defined by the cylindrical housing, the annular axial end surface, and the end cover plate which houses differential gear assembly, and an unitary gear set extending continuously in the radial direction from the cylindrical housing.

主权项

1. A differential case, comprising:
a cylindrical housing extending along a central axis and rotatable along the axis, including an outer radial surface; an annular axial end surface connected to the cylindrical housing, wherein the annular axial end surface includes an opening for receiving a input shaft; an end cover plate adjacent to the cylindrical housing on the axial opposite end than the annular axial end surface, wherein the cover includes an opening for receiving a output shaft; an unitary gear set extending continuously in the radial direction from the outer radial surface of the housing having helical teeth; and wherein the cylindrical housing, the annular axial end surface and the end cover plate define a hollow chamber, the chamber housing a differential gear assembly.