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US 4,283,966 AGranted
Omnibus having a flywheel energy accumulator
AssigneeMaschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nurnberg Aktiengesellschaft
InventorFaust Hagin
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Abstract
An omnibus including a drive block constituted of an engine, clutch and transmission, in which the drive block is arranged so as to transversely extend behind the rear axle of the omnibus. An angle drive leads from driving end of of the drive block to the center axle drive on the rear axle, and in which a flywheel energy accumulator is installed intermediate the drive block and the rear axle.
Claims2
In an omnibus including a drive block constituted of an engine, clutch and transmission;
- a flywheel energy accumulator;
- and a connecting shaft coupling said transmission and said flywheel energy accumulator, the improvement comprising:
- said drive block extending transversely rearwardly of the rear axle of said omnibus;
- an angle drive including a cardan shaft extending from the driving end of said drive block to a center axle drive on said rear axle, said flywheel energy accumulator being installed intermediate said drive block and said rear axle.
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