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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2005
Lars Bråthe, Gothenburg, SE;
Anders Hedman, Marstrand, SE;
Hans Stervik, Kärna, SE;
Lena Larsson, Västra Frölunda, SE;
Lars Bråthe, Gothenburg, SE;
Anders Hedman, Marstrand, SE;
Hans Stervik, Kärna, SE;
Lena Larsson, Västra Frölunda, SE;
Volvo Lastvagnar AB, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
A vehicle includes a front axle and rear axle, where at least one of said axles is driven, an engine arranged in the vicinity of the rear or front end of said vehicle, the engine including an output shaft connected to the driven axle via a transmission system for transmitting driving power from the engine to the driven axle. The transmission system includes at least a multiple-speed gearbox for causing variable gear ratio between the engine and driven axle. The engine and at least a part of the gearbox are arranged on each side of the driven axle, and are connected only via a power transmitting device so that an engine block of the engine is separated from a gearbox housing of the gearbox.