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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2017
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Sang Joon Lee, Seoul, KR;
Euy Do Hu, Daejeon, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A four-wheel driving apparatus for a vehicle may include a planetary gear set including a sun gear, a carrier, and a ring gear, and provided so that the sun gear is coupled to a transmission output shaft; a counter shaft provided in parallel to the transmission output shaft; a sleeve included in the counter shaft, receiving operating force of a shift fork to slide along a longitudinal direction of the counter shaft, and provided to be selectively coupled to any one of the sun gear and the carrier of the planetary gear set according to a sliding position; a center differential connected to a front differential through a front output shaft and connected to a rear differential through a rear output shaft; and a transfer gear device disposed to connect between the counter shaft and any one of the front output shaft and the rear output shaft.