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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2012
Applicants:
Yuichiro Saneyoshi, Wako, JP;
Kenji Hama, Wako, JP;
Makoto Nishida, Wako, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 17/16 (2006.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01); B60K 15/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 17/16 (2013.01); B62D 25/20 (2013.01); B60G 2204/19 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03375 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a fuel tank disposed adjacent to a propeller shaft in a widthwise direction of the vehicle, and a differential unit coupled to a rear end of the propeller shaft. The differential unit includes a differential gear coupled to the rear end of the propeller shaft, a housing positioned rearward of the fuel tank to accommodate the differential gear, a bracket member fixed to the rear sub-frame, a plurality of bolts that fasten the housing and a first bracket together, and a stay member provided separate from the bolts to couple the housing and the first bracket together.