Steering gear rack and transfer pinion arrangement for four-wheel drive vehicle derived from transversely mounted front engine-front drive system
US5143168A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 18, 1991 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D3/12
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A four-wheel drive vehicle derived from a transversely mounted front engine-front drive system incorporates an improved steering gear rack and transfer pinion arrangement in which an axis of a transfer pinion is disposed higher than an axis of a transfer ring gear or differential gear of a transaxle and a steering gear rack is disposed lower than the transfer pinion.
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