Two-wheel drive/four-wheel drive switching system for a vehicle
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorAkio Handa
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Abstract
A two-wheel drive/four-wheel drive switching system provided with an electromagnetic coil for connecting or disconnecting a driving shaft and a driven shaft. The accessories connected to the electromagnetic coil of the switching system are provided. The accessories are installed in space formed by faces passing a side edge of a final reduction gear unit, an edge on the side of a switching unit of the final reduction gear unit, an edge on the drive side of the switching unit, and an upper edge of the switching unit. The resulting configuration facilitates the assembly of the accessories connected to the electromagnetic coil.
Claims18
A two-wheel drive/four-wheel drive switching system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a switching unit provided on one of two final reduction gear units provided between an engine and a front wheel and between the engine and a rear wheel, said switching unit being capable of connecting or disconnecting a transmission of power between the one of the two final reduction gear units and the engine, wherein said switching unit includes:
- a driving shaft connected to a drive side of said switching unit;
- a driven shaft fitted to the driving shaft via a circular clearance;
- an electromagnetic clutch inserted in the circular clearance between the driving shaft and the driven shaft for connecting or disconnecting the driving shaft and the driven shaft;
- an electromagnetic coil for operating an electromagnetic clutch;
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- accessories connected to the electromagnetic coil, the accessories being arranged on a rear side of the one of the two final reduction gear units.
A two-wheel drive/four-wheel drive switching system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a switching unit provided on a front one of two final reduction gear units provided between an engine and a front wheel and between the engine and a rear wheel, said switching unit for connecting or disconnecting a transmission of power between the front final reduction gear unit and the engine, wherein said switching unit includes:
- a driving shaft connected to a drive side of said switching unit;
- a driven shaft fitted to the driving shaft via a circular clearance;
- an electromagnetic clutch inserted in the circular clearance between the driving shaft and the driven shaft for connecting or disconnecting the driving shaft and the driven shaft;
- an electromagnetic coil for operating an electromagnetic clutch;
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- an energizing cable connected to the electromagnetic coil, the energizing cable being arranged on a rear side of the front final reduction gear unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.