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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 1992
Filed:
Apr. 11, 1991
Sadao Namioka, Kanagawa, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
A transfer device for a four wheel drive motor vehicle is shown, which comprises an input shaft; a rear wheel output shaft arranged coaxial with the input shaft; a front wheel output shaft arranged in parallel with the input shaft; an auxiliary transmission disposed about the input shaft, the auxiliary transmission having low and high speed gear stages; a center differential disposed about the rear wheel output shaft at a position adjacent the auxiliary transmission; a switch device arranged between the auxiliary transmission and the center differential, the switch device being cable of connecting the auxiliary transmission and the center differential while keeping one of the low and high speed gear stages of the auxiliary transmission, wherein the switch device is so constructed as to surround the center differential.