Patent · US Expired

Power transmission unit

US4782720A · kind A · utility

17Cited by
14References
5Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateAug 27, 1987
Grant dateNov 8, 1988
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 27, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/19005
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

There is provided a power transmission unit comprising an input member for receiving a torque input from a ring gear connected to a drive pinion which is connected to a propeller shaft, first and second output members supported by the input member in a freely rotatable manner and engaged with right and left rear wheels, and first and second clutches arranged between the input member and the first and second output members respectively to release the connections between the input member and the first and second output members respectively with the help of the actions of cam devices for releasing clutches when the angular speed of the input member becomes smaller than those of the first and second output members.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.