VEHICLE DIFFERENTIAL LOCKING MECHANISM (DESIGN VERSIONS) Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: transport engineering; locking of interaxle and center differentials. SUBSTANCE: according to first design version, shaft of interlocking mechanism consists of coaxial semishafts connected by some ends through gear trains with output members of differential, and by other ends they are interconnected by device including driven gear hub of third gear train coupled with rim of driven gear of drive transmitting torque to differential, and two reversible overrunning clutches installed on corresponding semishafts. According to second design version, shaft of interlocking mechanism consists of semishafts some ends of which are coupled through corresponding gear trains with output members of differential and connected by other ends through device including third and additional gear trains whose driving gears are interconnected through above indicated rim and driven gear 5 are coupled with corresponding reversible overrunning clutches installed on semishafts. EFFECT: improved reliability of operation. 6 cl, 2 dwg