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(43) Date of publication: 12.10.2022 Bulletin 2022/41 (21) Application number: 20897366.9 (22) Date of filing: 30.11.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F16H 48/12(2012.01) F16H 48/38(2012.01) F16H 48/20(2012.01) F16H 57/037(2012.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): F16H 48/08; F16H 1/22; B60K 1/00; B60K 2001/001; F16H 2200/0021; B60Y 2200/91; F16H 63/3433; B60K 17/356 (86) International application number: PCT/US2020/062541 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/113159 (10.06.2021 Gazette 2021/23)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 02.12.2019 US 201962942496 P (71) Applicant: American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. Detroit, MI 48211 (US)	(72) Inventors: DOWNS, James, P. South Lyon, MI 48178 (US) VALENTE, Paul, J. Berkley, MI 48072 (US) (74) Representative: Bird & Bird LLP  Am Sandtorkai 50 20457 Hamburg 20457 Hamburg (DE)