Patents Examined by Anores Kashnikow
  • Patent number: 5042610
    Abstract: A four-wheel drive vehicle including an engine of which output shaft extends transversely, a transmission connected with one side of the engine transversely through a clutch or a torque converter, an inter-axle differential machanism constituted by a planetary gear machanism, a first inter-wheel differential mechanism of a bevel gear type for transmitting a driving force to first wheels which are located closer to the engine than second wheels longitudinally, second inter-wheel differential mechanism for transmitting the driving force the second wheels through transfer gear mechanism, propeller shaft mechanism, and inter-axle differential restricting mechanism for restricting a differential operation. The inter-axle differential mechanism, input gear means of the transfer gear mechanism and the first inter-wheel differential mechanism are coaxially disposed on an axle of the first wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Masaru Shiraishi, Manabu Hiketa