US4790211A
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Power transmission device for four wheel drive vehicle having an improved differential motion limiting mechanism
Assignee: Aisin AW Co Ltd
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Filing: 1986-12-31
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Granted: 1988-12-13
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Expires: 2006-12-31
Abstract
Abstract A power transmission device for a full-time four wheel drive vehicle has a differential motion limiting device composed of a hydraulic frictional clutch such as a wet multiple disc type clutch. The friction clutch is disposed between a diff-carrier constituting a front wheel differential gear and a ring gear mount casing covering the diff-carrier and arranged coaxially with the diff-carrier. The ring gear mount casing is associated with the diff-carrier in a center differential gear, and the diff-carrier of the front wheel differential gear is associated with the left hand side gear in the center differential gear. Thus, when the friction clutch is engaged, the ring gear mount casing and the diff-carrier of the front wheel differential gear are integrally coupled with each other so that the rotation of the ring gear is transmitted directly to the front wheel differential gear, while the two elements in the center differential gear are integrally coupled with each other to lock the center differential gear.
Inventors
- 👤 Tatsuya Iwatsuki
- 👤 Mutsumi Kawamoto
- 👤 Takenori Kano
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 12:27
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60K; B60K17/00; B60K17/34; B60K17/344; B60K17/346; B60K17/3462
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
195 words
A power transmission device with an improved differential motion limiting mechanism for a four wheel drive vehicle having automatic transmission means, front wheel differential gear means, differential motion limiting means and transfer unit means including center differential gear means, comprising: a first gear mount casing having a gear adapted to mesh with an output of a transmission; a differential motion limiting device arranged together with a front wheel differential gear in said first gear mount casing, said front wheel differential gear having a first diff-carrier and said differential motion limiting device comprising a hydraulic friction clutch for engaging and disengaging said first gear mount casing with the first diff-carrier of said front wheel differential gear; a second gear mount casing disposed coaxially with respect to said first gear mount casing; and a transfer unit including a center differential gear arranged in said second gear mount casing, said center differential gear comprising a second diff-carrier coupled with said first gear mount casing, a first side gear coupled with the first diff-carrier of said front wheel differential gear, and a second side gear coupled with said second gear mount casing for transmitting power to the rear wheels.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
195 words
A power transmission device with an improved differential motion limiting mechanism for a four wheel drive vehicle having automatic transmission means, front wheel differential gear means, differential motion limiting means and transfer unit means including center differential gear means, comprising: a first gear mount casing having a gear adapted to mesh with an output of a transmission; a differential motion limiting device arranged together with a front wheel differential gear in said first gear mount casing, said front wheel differential gear having a first diff-carrier and said differential motion limiting device comprising a hydraulic friction clutch for engaging and disengaging said first gear mount casing with the first diff-carrier of said front wheel differential gear; a second gear mount casing disposed coaxially with respect to said first gear mount casing; and a transfer unit including a center differential gear arranged in said second gear mount casing, said center differential gear comprising a second diff-carrier coupled with said first gear mount casing, a first side gear coupled with the first diff-carrier of said front wheel differential gear, and a second side gear coupled with said second gear mount casing for transmitting power to the rear wheels.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
86 words
A power transmission device with an improved differential motion limiting mechanism for a four wheel drive vehicle as set forth in claim 1, wherein the second diff-carrier of said center differential gear and the first gear mount casing are connected through a first hollow shaft, and said first side gear and the first diff-carrier of said front wheel differential gear are coupled through a second hollow shaft located inside said first hollow shaft and fitted over a front axle extending from said front wheel differential gear.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A power transmission device with an improved differential motion limiting mechanism for a four wheel drive vehicle as set forth in claim 1, wherein said hydraulic friction clutch is a wet multiple disc type clutch.
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