Patent ID: 9333855
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: B60K,F16H,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A transfer case for transferring a driving torque of a driving unit of a motor vehicle to a first axle and a second axle of the motor vehicle, the transfer case comprising: an input shaft allocated to the driving unit; a first driven shaft allocated to the first axle, and a second driven shaft allocated to the second axle and which is offset parallel to the input shaft; a housing configured to rotatably support each of the input shaft and the first and second driven shafts, the housing having a mounting collar defining an aperture and a tubular extension extending axially from the mounting collar, wherein the input shaft extends through the aperture in the mounting collar and at least a portion of at least one of the input shaft and the first driven shaft is coaxially surrounded by the tubular extension; and an offset drive coupled for rotation with the second driven shaft, wherein the offset drive comprises a gear wheel rotatably mounted on the extension.