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Vehicle drive line

US7954576B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

10References

13Claims

0Family size

Assignee

VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB · SE

Inventors

Lars Bråthe · Gothenburg, SE
Anders Hedman · Marstrand, SE
Hans Stervik · Munkfors, SE
Lena Larsson · Mölndal, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 15, 2005
Grant date	Jun 7, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 23, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T10/62
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle includes a front axle and rear axle, where at least one of said axles is driven, an engine arranged in the vicinity of the rear or front end of said vehicle, the engine including an output shaft connected to the driven axle via a transmission system for transmitting driving power from the engine to the driven axle. The transmission system includes at least a multiple-speed gearbox for causing variable gear ratio between the engine and driven axle. The engine and at least a part of the gearbox are arranged on each side of the driven axle, and are connected only via a power transmitting device so that an engine block of the engine is separated from a gearbox housing of the gearbox.

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