Four-wheel drive vehicle
OwnerToshiyuki Hasegawa, Norihiro Ishii +3inventors
InventorsToshiyuki Hasegawa, Norihiro Ishii, Koji Iwaki, Takeaki Nozaki, Hiroaki Shimizu
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Abstract
A four-wheel drive vehicle comprises: a rear transaxle driving rear axles; a front transaxle driving front axles; and an engine disposed between the front and rear transaxles. A hydraulic motor for driving the front axles is provided in the front transaxle. A speed change transmission mechanism for driving the rear axles, provided in the rear transaxle, has a function of switching rotation direction, and is drivingly connected to the engine. A hydraulic pump for supplying pressurized oil to the hydraulic motor of the front transaxle is provided in the rear transaxle.
Claims16
A four-wheel drive vehicle comprising:
- a first transaxle driving a first axle and a second transaxle driving a second axle disposed before and behind a prime mover, respectively;
- a hydraulic motor for driving the second axle, provided in the second transaxle;
- a speed change transmission mechanism for driving the first axle, provided in the first transaxle, capable of switching rotation direction, and drivingly connected to the prime mover;
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- a hydraulic pump, provided in the first transaxle, for supplying pressurized oil to the hydraulic motor of the second transaxle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.