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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.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 1997

Filed:

Oct. 11, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:

Koichi Hayasaki, Ebina, JP;

Assignee:

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
60436 ; 60437 ; 1921 / ;
Abstract

A hydraulic pressure supply system for a variable torque transfer of a four-wheel drive vehicle in which a driving-torque distribution ratio between front and rear road wheels is varied by adjusting a clutch pressure applied to a variable torque clutch assembled in said transfer, comprises an oil pressure source supplying a pressurized working fluid into a hydraulic line, at least one pressure regulating valve fluidly connected to the line for decreasingly regulating the pressurized working fluid at a predetermined clutch pressure, and a directional control valve fluidly connected to the pressure regulating valve for directing the clutch pressure to a transfer clutch. An electromagnetic solenoid valve is provided for controlling the pressure regulating valve and the directional control valve for selectively supplying one of a stand-by pressure and a clutch engaging pressure to the transfer clutch. The stand-by pressure is set to be slightly less than a predetermined pressure level at which the transfer clutch starts to engage.


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