Patent ID: 6582331
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: B60K,F16H

Abstract:
A transfer case for a four-wheel drive vehicle, comprising:a casing defining a lubricant reservoir containing a predetermined amount of a lubricant and a substantially dry torque transfer compartment; an input shaft rotatably mounted within said casing and extending into said lubricant reservoir; a first output shaft rotatably mounted within said casing and drivingly connected to said input shaft; a second output shaft rotatably mounted within said casing and spaced from said first output shaft; an endless element transmitting torque from said input shaft to at least one of said output shafts, said endless element disposed in said torque transfer compartment; and a lubrication means for lubricating said endless element by supplying the lubricant from said lubricant reservoir to said endless element.