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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2005
Applicants:
Takeshi Miyazaki, Miki, JP;
Hiroyuki Fujimoto, Akashi, JP;
Izumi Takagi, Akashi, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Hyogo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 17/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed is a mechanism of a four-wheel drive vehicle, for enabling an engine and a transmission to be arranged compact by using an empty space within a body frame of the vehicle. The transmission includes a power take-off part for driving front wheels of the vehicle, and a rear reduction gear mechanism for driving rear wheels of the vehicle. The transmission and the engine are mounted on a swing arm which is supported on the body frame of the vehicle so as to be able to swing in an up and down direction.