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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2009
Filed:
May. 05, 2006
Applicants:
Andreas E. Perakes, Canton, MI (US);
Samuel Ellis, Manifold Heights, AU;
Inventors:
Andreas E. Perakes, Canton, MI (US);
Samuel Ellis, Manifold Heights, AU;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B00K 17/35 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for transmitting power to the wheels of a motor vehicle includes driveably connecting an output of a transmission to a first set of wheels, varying the magnitude of torque transmitted to an input of a differential mechanism, varying the speed of the input of the first differential mechanism, and driveably connecting the differential mechanism to the wheels of a second wheel set.