Patent ID: 9108512
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: B60K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A transfer device to be mounted on a four-wheel drive vehicle capable of selectively switching a two-wheel drive state or a four-wheel drive state to distribute and output power outputted from a drive power source to main drive wheels and auxiliary drive wheels, the transfer device comprising a center differential having a differential mechanism including one output member connected with the main drive wheels, a transmission member connected with the auxiliary drive wheels, and an other output member disposed between the one output member and the transmission member to be able to transmit the power from the one output member to the transmission member, and a differential case connected with the drive power source, a sleeve movable between a first position where only the differential case and the other output member are engaged with each other, a second position where only the other output member and the transmission member are engaged with each other, and a third position where only the differential case, the other output member, and the transmission member are engaged with each other, and a clutch that allows the one output member and the transmission member to be selectively engaged with or disengaged from each other.