Motor vehicles – Having four wheels driven – With differential means for driving two wheel sets at...
Patent
1981-12-30
1983-12-13
Pekar, John A.
Motor vehicles
Having four wheels driven
With differential means for driving two wheel sets at...
180249, 180297, B60K 1704
Patent
active
044200595
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle drive system for a wheeled vehicle, comprising a power unit having an output shaft extending in a lateral direction of the vehicle, a power transmission gear unit including transmission input and output shafts each extending in a lateral direction of the vehicle; and a power distribution gear unit comprising a front-wheel and rear-wheel differential gear assembly operative to split into two components the driving power carried to the power distribution shaft, one of the power components being transmitted through a final reduction gear assembly and a wheel drive differential gear assembly to, for example, front road wheels, the other of the driving power components being transmitted to, for example, rear road wheels by way of a right-angle power transfer gear assembly including a driven gear having an axis of rotation in a fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle. The drive system may further comprise a lock-up clutch mechanism and/or a low-and-high speed shifting clutch mechanism.
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Fugate D. Lynn
Nissan Motor Company Limited
Pekar John A.
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