Vehicle drive line

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2011-06-07

2011-06-07

Dickson, Paul N (Department: 3616)

Motor vehicles

Special wheel base

Five or more wheels

C180S291000, C180S376000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07954576

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle includes a front axle and rear axle, where at least one of said axles is driven, an engine arranged in the vicinity of the rear or front end of said vehicle, the engine including an output shaft connected to the driven axle via a transmission system for transmitting driving power from the engine to the driven axle. The transmission system includes at least a multiple-speed gearbox for causing variable gear ratio between the engine and driven axle. The engine and at least a part of the gearbox are arranged on each side of the driven axle, and are connected only via a power transmitting device so that an engine block of the engine is separated from a gearbox housing of the gearbox.

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