ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,727, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to DANA HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS GROUP LLC (Maumee, Ohio).
"System and method for a differential disconnect electric axle" was invented by Andrew T. Brammer (Toledo, Ohio), Mark Leber (Holland, Ohio), Benjamin J. Passino (Maumee, Ohio) and George A. Willford (Waterville, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and systems are provided for selectively engaging an electric machine to an electric axle of a vehicle. In one example, a method may include engaging or disengaging the electric machine to a differential of the electric-axle by adjusting pressure in a piston coupled to an axle shaft of the...