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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 1988
Filed:
Apr. 12, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kiyokazu Okubo, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G / ; B60G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180247 ; 74701 ;
Abstract
A four-wheel drive system with a multi-speed transmission connected to the vehicle engine, the output shaft of the transmission having a gear engaging a gear on casing of a differential for rotating same, the differential including the first pair of wheel axles of the vehicle, and a separate gear on the differential casing engaging an input gear in a transfer mechanism having a drive shaft to the second pair of wheel axles. The transfer mechanism includes a clutch and the input gear is rotatably supported on the casing as well as supporting the shaft having the clutch.