SELF-LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC F16H48/20 

FIELD: machine building.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to transport machine building, in particular, to automotive and tractor driving axles. The self-locking differential incorporates housing (2), driven gear wheel (1), output half-axles (7), two free travel mechanisms, driving gear coupling (4) with end face trapezoidal teeth and two driven half-couplings with the like teeth rigidly coupled with the free travel mechanism driven cages (6). Gear coupling (4) with the end face trapezoidal teeth is linked with housing (2) to axially move. The distance along the axis between the tooth crests of one and the tooth space of the other driven half-coupling equals the axial distance between the driving coupling (4) crests. The number of end face teeth of each half-coupling is a multiple of the number of locking bodies (8) of the free travel mechanisms. Both such mechanisms are arranged so that, on cutting in, the driven half-coupling crests get aligned with the driving coupling (4) tooth spaces. The driven half-coupling and driving coupling (4) teeth feature an identical profile.

EFFECT: higher safety of vehicles and simpler design of self-locking differential.

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