Patent ID: 8316738
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: B60K,F16D,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A power transmission device for use in a four-wheel drive vehicle having a power source and first and second drivelines, the power transmission device comprising: an input shaft adapted to be driven by the power source; a first output shaft being rotatable about a first axis and adapted to transmit torque to the first driveline; a second output shaft adapted to transmit torque to the second driveline, the second output shaft being rotatable about a second axis, wherein the first and second axes do not extend parallel to each other; and a transfer unit having a first cylindrically-shaped gear rotatably coupled to the first output shaft and a second conically-shaped gear fixed for rotation with the second output shaft, the first and second gears being in constant meshed engagement with one another, wherein the first and second axes lie in a common plane and intersect at a point.