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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2007
Applicants:
Koji Irikura, Morristown, TN (US);
Donald Wieber, Bean Station, TN (US);
Inventors:
Koji Irikura, Morristown, TN (US);
Donald Wieber, Bean Station, TN (US);
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 17/344 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Presented herein are four-wheel drive systems incorporating a bi-directional overrunning clutch design to control the torque transmission between front and rear transaxles. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a four-wheel drive system comprising a front transaxle, a rear transaxle, a transmission receiving drive power from a prime mover, and a bi-directional overrunning clutch drivingly coupled to an output shaft of the transmission and selectively coupled to the front and rear transaxle.