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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2003
Akio Handa, Saitama, JP;
Noriaki Takano, Saitama, JP;
Bunzo Seki, Saitama, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
To provide a vehicular two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive switching system the configuration of which is simple and which can be built with minor changes to the existing configuration. The switching system hardly generates any noise and can be individually lubricated in a state separated from the other actuating parts. A vehicular two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive switching system according to the present invention is provided with an outer ring connected to a driving shaft and an inner ring connected to a driven shaft. A plurality of engaging/disengaging members are provided for connecting or disconnecting the shafts by being connected or disconnected to/from the respective opposite surfaces. A switching mechanism is provided for selectively positioning the drive shaft and the driven shaft in a position in which they are connected and in a position in which they are disconnected. The outer ring is axially divided into a first outer ring and a second outer ring, they are connected via a spline provided at each end in a state in which relative turning is contained and the driving shaft is connected to the second outer ring via a spline in a state in which relative turning is contained.