Patents Examined by Dennis Abedelnour
  • Drive power transmission apparatus
    Patent number: 6638194
    Abstract: A transmission apparatus (3) outputs drive power of a motor, from a speed changing mechanism (5, 7), via a sub-shaft (25), a power distribution apparatus (4) transmits rotation of an input end member (67) linked to the sub-shaft (25), via output shafts (83, 85), to the front-wheel end and the rear-wheel end, and the sub-shaft (25) and the power distribution apparatus (4) are disposed in an axially overlapping relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignees: Tochigi Fuji Sangyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Jatco TransTechnology Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Ishikawa, Masayuki Nagai