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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2013
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Yasumichi Aoki, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichi Sato, Tokyo, JP;
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An amphibious vehicle is provided with: a drive source () that produces power; a drive device for land travel () that is driven by the power produced by the power source; a propulsion device for water travel () that is driven by the power produced by the power source; and a power allocation device () that allocates the power produced by the power source between the drive device for land travel and the propulsion device for water travel. When moving from water to land, both the drive device for land travel and the propulsion device for water travel are operated. The amphibious vehicle is further provided with a first transmission () between the power allocation device and the drive device for land travel, and a second transmission () between the power allocation device and the propulsion device for water travel separately from the first transmission.