Transmission system with intermediate differential for all-wheel drive vehicle
US4714129A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 3, 1986 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H48/26
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An all wheel drive for a motor vehicle including a limited slip intermediate differential arranged between the front and rear axles of the vehicle. A plate clutch is included for providing a rotational moment as a function of the rotational speed difference relationship characteristic, to be transferred to the front axle from the rear axle which is different from the rotational moment transferred to the rear axle from the front axle.
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