BorgWarner Provides New Transfer Case for 2019 Ram 1500 Trucks

BorgWarner (BW) has recently announced that its electromechanical on-demand (EMOD) transfer case will be applied in the 2019 Ram 1500 vehicles. EMOD technology is based on well-known BW’s TOD technology, which provides active “On-Demand” AWD capability.

The advanced EMOD solution has better response characteristics and increased torque output for enhanced performance parameters under different road conditions. BW’s product allows carmakers to perform not complicated traction adjustment; EMOD is suitable for application in a wide range of cars, from moderate-size off-roaders to heavy vehicles. EMOD torque divider ensures improved clutch operating control and better activating capabilities. BW has been providing TOD mechanisms to Ram for a long time.

The main feature of BW’s new transfer case is an engine-operated rotating camshaft unit, which ensures not only improved clutch operating control, but also a greater range shifting capacity. The active clutch engagement solution provides increased output torque, linear clutch response and early clutch locking torque without any rear-wheel spinning. To park on undulating terrain, BW’s solution allows holding of front/rear locking torque while the ignition is switched off. Besides, BW’s new transfer case is fitted with HY-VO drivetrain chain, intended for high efficiency and time-proof operating characteristics.

Take a closer look at Torque-On-Demand transfer case

More about Transfer Case

The transfer case is an inseparable part of the car with the AWD system. This unit distributes the torque between front and rear axles of the car and increases the torque when the car moves on heavy roads or off-the-road. The design of the transfer case may differ depending on the type of the AWD system. But at the same time, it is possible to single out general structural components of the transfer case: drive shaft, interaxle differential with the locking mechanism, chain drive and underdrive, as well as drive shafts of the front and rear axles. The transfer case is usually mounted between the car transmission and the shafts leading to the axles. The list of major transfer case manufacturers includes well-known automakers and producers of spare parts: ZF, Toyota, Eaton, Dana, BorgWarner.