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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2011
Applicant:
Takahiro Yoshimura, Toyota, JP;
Inventor:
Takahiro Yoshimura, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 37/08 (2006.01); B60K 23/08 (2006.01); B60K 17/348 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 23/08 (2013.01); B60K 23/0808 (2013.01); B60K 17/348 (2013.01); B60K 2023/0816 (2013.01);
Abstract
A simpler configuration for a power transmission element for realizing gear shift functionality and center differential functionality is achieved in a transfer mechanism () for a four-wheel drive vehicle by which rotative power input to an input shaft () is transmitted to a rear-wheel output shaft () and a front-wheel output shaft (). The power transmission element includes one planetary gear mechanism () configured having a group of gears (to) that are arranged in a single line in the axial direction and are not moved in the axial direction.