Drive for four-wheel driven motor vehicles

Details Drive for four-wheel driven motor vehicles Drive for four-wheel driven motor vehicles

1973-05-01

1976-03-23

Betts, Kenneth H.

Motor vehicles

Special wheel base

Five or more wheels

74740, 188264D, 180 44R, B60k 1734

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039454525

ABSTRACT:
In a vehicle a drive unit adapted to drive four wheels, the wheels being driven by axle shafts. The drive unit comprises a change speed transmission with its longitudinal axis extending lengthwise to the vehicle longitudinal direction. The drive unit further comprises a transfer gear assembly connected to the output of the transmission and to two transfer shafts which extend parallel to the vehicle longitudinal direction. The drive unit further comprises differential gears driven by the transfer shafts and driving the axle shafts. A housing encloses commonly the change speed transmission, the transfer gear assembly, at least one of the transfer shafts and at least one of the differential gears. The vehicle may be equipped with a starting device attached to the drive unit and employing a brake assembly which may be watercooled.

REFERENCES:
patent: 830642 (1906-09-01), Chaquette
patent: 1768489 (1930-06-01), Remington
patent: 1966846 (1934-07-01), Cassagne
patent: 2772582 (1956-12-01), Gerst
patent: 2796941 (1957-06-01), Hill
patent: 2912184 (1959-11-01), Lee
patent: 3022867 (1962-02-01), Maloney et al.
patent: 3235021 (1966-02-01), Hill

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