Title:
ELECTRONIC LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL WITH BULKHEAD CONNECTOR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005038987
Kind Code:
B1
Abstract:
A power transmitting device, having a housing, input and output shafts, which are rotatably disposed in the housing, a gear set, one or more actuators and/or one or more sensors disposed within the housing, and a connector having a fitting, a seal member and a locking member. The gear set is operable for transmitting rotary power between the input and output shafts. The fitting has a body that extends through a hole formed in the housing. The body includes a plurality of terminals that are electrically coupled to the at least one electrical components. The seal member is disposed between the fitting and the housing to form a seal therebetween. The locking member engages the body and the housing to retain the fitting to the housing. The fitting facilitates electrical connection of the electrical components within the housing with a wire harness that is external to the housing.
Inventors:
DUNCAN BRUCE A (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2004/032476
Publication Date:
May 31, 2007
Filing Date:
October 05, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
AMERICAN AXLE & MFG INC (US)
DUNCAN BRUCE A (US)
DUNCAN BRUCE A (US)
International Classes:
F16H48/30; B60K17/00; B60K17/16; B60K23/04; F16H48/06; F16H48/10; F16H57/02; G01B7/14; G01P3/48; H01R
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