Patent · US Expired

Four-wheel-drive motor vehicle of transversely-disposed engine type

US5129476A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 30, 1990
Grant dateJul 14, 1992
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Expiry dateMay 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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