Patent ID: 9388891
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: B60N,F16H,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A multi-shaft drive device comprising: a plurality of input side bevel gears that are supported so as to be rotatable with respect to a case and that rotate in response to transmission of power of a motor; a plurality of output side bevel gears that are each provided corresponding to each individual of the plurality of input side bevel gears, that are supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the case and to be capable of projecting forwards or retreating with respect to the input side bevel gears, that are biased in a direction to enmesh with the input side bevel gears, and that are respectively coupled to a plurality of movable mechanisms provided to a vehicle such that rotation force can be individually transmitted to the respective movable mechanisms; a selector that is provided so as to be movable with respect to the case and capable of making sliding contact with the plurality of output side bevel gears, that enmeshes a selected output side bevel gear out of the plurality of output side bevel gears with the corresponding input side bevel gear, and that separates the other output side bevel gears from the corresponding input side bevel gears; and a stopper that is provided at the case or at a retention member fixed to the case, that makes contact with the output side bevel gear that is enmeshed with the input side bevel gear and that restricts a stroke end in a bias direction of the output side bevel gear, wherein the selected output side bevel gear is separated from the selector in an enmeshed state of the selected output side bevel gear with the corresponding input side bevel gear.