US 8,574,109 B2 · Drive arrangement for vehicles with at least two drivable vehicle axles

Abstract

The present invention relates to a drive arrangement for vehicles with at least two drivable vehicle axles (V, H). The drive arrangement is particularly suitable for utility vehicles and agricultural tractors. It has at least one first motor (11), which is propulsively connected to a first vehicle axle (H), and a second motor (12), which is propulsively connected to a second vehicle axle (V). At least one of the motors is a de-connectable motor (12), which can be disconnected from the propulsive connection to the associated vehicle axle (V). Regardless of whether the de-connectable motor (12) is propulsively connected to the associated vehicle axle (V) or is propulsively disconnected therefrom, a propulsive connection can be selectively made and broken between the first and the second vehicle axle (V, H).

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Dependent claims

A drive arrangement for agricultural tractors and utility vehicles with at least first and second drivable vehicle axles, the drive arrangement comprising:

a first motor propulsively connected to said first vehicle axle;
and
a second motor propulsively connected to said second vehicle axle,
wherein at least one of the first or second motors is a de-connectable motor, the de-connectable motor can be propulsively disconnected from its respective vehicle axle via a first clutch and wherein, regardless of whether said de-connectable motor is propulsively connected to or propulsively disconnected from its respective vehicle axle, said first vehicle axle and said second vehicle axle can be propulsively connected and propulsively disconnected via a second clutch.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Drive arrangement for vehicles with at least two drivable vehicle axles

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Drive arrangement for vehicles with at least two drivable vehicle axles

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Abstract

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