Patent ID: 7318495
Filing Date: 2008-01-15
Classification: B60K,B60Y

Abstract:
1. An H-drive vehicle power train for a vehicle having rear traction wheels, a central longitudinal fore and aft axis, a transverse left-right axis and a transversely disposed drive power source located rearward of said rear traction wheels, comprising: (a) a transfer box having a transversely disposed input shaft and a transversely disposed output shaft and means for reversing the transverse direction of drive power between said transversely disposed input and transversely disposed output shafts; (b) a transversely disposed drive shaft, said transversely disposed input shaft being adapted to receive drive power from said drive power source and said transversely disposed output shaft being operatively connected to transmit drive power to said transversely disposed drive shaft; (c) a right angle gear box operatively connected to said transversely disposed drive shaft, and a longitudinally disposed propeller shaft connected to an output shaft of said right angle gear box and adapted to be connected to a differential to transmit drive power received from said drive power source via said differential to said rear traction wheels; (d) wherein said transversely disposed input shaft, transversely disposed output shaft, transversely disposed drive shaft and right angle gear box are configured to be located in a transverse plane of said vehicle with said transversely disposed drive shaft and said right angle gear box below said transversely disposed drive power source; and (e) whereby upon application of drive power from said drive power source to said transfer box, drive power is transferred to said rear traction wheels via said transversely disposed drive shaft, said right angle gear box, said longitudinal propeller shaft, and said differential.