WHEEL MOTOR TORQUE HUB DISCONNECT

摘要

A wheel motor disconnect includes a rotatable plate with sized apertures includi ng locking detents. A depressor pin extends perpendicularly from the plate. The ape rtures are received over shouldered spacers or guides which are connected to the wheel hub. In the drive position, the plate is located at the outermost ends of the spacers, and t he pin is offset from the spring-loaded drive shaft to allow the shaft to drivingly engage a redu ction gear arrangement. To disconnect the drive, the operator urges the plate axially inwar dly against the bias of the drive shaft so that the apertures slide inwardly along the space rs to move the shaft out of driving relationship with the reduction gear arrangement. The opera tor then rotates the plate in a first direction so smaller apertures move into the should ered area and prevent the plate from moving axially outwardly. The locking detents prevent rot ation of the plate away from the shouldered area until the operator depresses the plate sligh tly and rotates the plate in the direction opposite the first direction.