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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2004
Katsuhiko Uemura, Sakai, JP;
Hiroyuki Ogasawara, Sakai, JP;
Hiroki Nagai, Sakai, JP;
Kubota Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A four-wheel drive work vehicle includes an engine, a pair of right and left steerable wheels rotatably driven by receiving power from the engine via a differential mechanism, a pair of right and left non-steerable wheels rotatably driven by receiving power from the engine via right and left side clutches and a pivotal cam mechanism for operating a clutch operating member for controlling the side clutch based on a steered displacement of the steerable wheels. The pivotal cam mechanism includes a cam member which is displaced based on the steered displacement and a cam follower member operably associated with the cam member. The clutch operating member is displaced via the pivotal cam mechanism by a predetermined amount in response to a steering operation of the steerable wheels by an angle exceeding a predetermined angle from a straight traveling condition and in association with the displacement of the clutch operating member by the predetermined amount, one side clutch for one of the non-steerable wheels located on the inner side of the vehicle turn is automatically disengaged against an engaging urging force.