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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2015
Jaguar Land Rover Limited, Whitley Coventry Warwickshire, GB;
Russell Osborn, Warwick, GB;
Ian Beverley, Warwick, GB;
Brett Hallam, Moreton in Marsh, GB;
Mark Rathbone, Leamington Spa, GB;
Steve Mullane, Southam, GB;
Shaun Wick, Solihull, GB;
Jaguar Land Rover Limited, Whitley, Coventry, Warwickshire, GB;
Abstract
A vehicle having a four-wheel-drive system including an auxiliary portion that has an auxiliary driveshaft and drive means between the auxiliary driveshaft arranged to releasably connect a second group of wheels to the driveline via a releasable torque transmitting device. The releasable torque transmitting device is operable to allow slippage of the input portion with respect to the output portions, thereby to vary an amount of torque that is transmitted to the second group of wheels.