Four-wheel-drive motor vehicle of transversely-disposed engine type
US5129476A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 30, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D7/16
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In the case where a steering shaft and an exhaust pipe are arranged in the longitudinal direction of vehicle body across a front axle in the four-wheel-drive motor vehicle of transversely-disposed engine type, such are arranged by utilizing a dead space between a front differential and a directional change gear. This arrangement can meet the required road clearance and other requirements, while preventing interference with differential, etc.
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