Power transmission system for a four-wheel drive motor vehicle
AssigneeFuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorShintaro Uchiyama
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Abstract
A transmission system has a main transmission, a sub-transmission, and a transfer clutch for four-wheel drive. The sub-transmission has a reduction gear train for providing a low speed range. A gearshift lever of the main transmission has an ultra-low speed position in a shift pattern. When the gearshift lever is shifted to the ultra-low speed position, a first speed gear of the main transmission and the low speed range of the sub-transmission are selected in response to the operation of the gearshift lever. Further the transfer clutch is engaged, so that ultra-low speed by the four-wheel drive is provided.
Claims10
In a power transmission system for a four-wheel drive motor vehicle, having a main transmission and a sub-transmission operatively connected to an input shaft of the main transmission, the main transmission having a gearshift lever, a shifter arm operatively connected to the gearshift lever, and shifter rail arms selectively engageable with the shifter arm for selecting one of speed gears of the main transmission, the sub-transmission including reduction gear trains and a clutch operable to select the transmitting speeds for transmitting the output of an engine to the input shaft, and a transfer device for transmitting the output of the main transmission to auxiliary drive wheels of the vehicle, the transfer device including a transfer clutch, the improvement comprising:
- an ultra-low speed position provided in a shift pattern of the gearshift lever, for selecting a low speed gear by combining a first speed of the main transmission and a low speed range of the sub-transmission;
- first means responsive to the movement of the gearshift lever to the ultra-low speed position for providing the first speed of the main transmission;
- second means responsive to said movement of the gearshift lever for operating the clutch of the sub-transmission to provide the low speed range of the sub-transmission;
- third means responsive to said movement of the gearshift lever for operating the transfer clutch to engage it so as to provide four-wheel drive, whereby an ultra-low speed with four-wheel drive is established.
In a power transmission system for a four-wheel drive motor vehicle, having a main transmission with its output drivingly connected to main drive wheels of the vehicle and a sub-transmission operatively connected to an input shaft of the main transmission, the main transmission having a gearshift lever moveable in a shift pattern, a shifter arm operatively connected to the gearshift lever, and shifter rail arms selectively engageable with the shifter arm for selecting respective speeds of speed gears of the main transmission, the sub-transmission including reduction gear trains and a clutch operable to select transmitting speeds, including a low speed range of the sub-transmission for transmitting the output of an engine to the input shaft of the main transmission, and a transfer device including a transfer clutch for selectively transmitting the output of the main transmission to auxiliary drive wheels of the vehicle for providing four-wheel drive, the improvement comprising:
- an ultra-low speed position provided in the shift pattern of the gearshift lever for selecting a low speed gear by combining a first speed of the main transmission and the low speed range of the sub-transmission;
- first means including an engaging portion projected from the shifter rail arm for the first speed of the main transmission, the engaging portion being disposed so as to engage with the shifter arm for providing the first speed of the main transmission when the shifter arm is moved by moving the gearshift lever to the ultra-low speed position;
- second means including another arm operatively connected to the gearshift lever, and another engaging portion operatively connected to the sub-transmission for providing the low speed range of the sub-transmission by said another arm operatively engaging said another engaging portion when said gearshift lever is moved to the ultra-low speed position;
- third means including a switch disposed so as to be operated by the movement of the gearshift lever to the ultra-low speed position, a vacuum operated actuator for engaging the transfer clutch, and response means responsive to operation of the switch for operating the vacuum operated actuator, whereby an ultra-low speed with four-wheel drive is established.
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