Patent ID: 6605018
Filing Date: 2003-08-12
Classification: B60K,F16H

Abstract:
A motor vehicle power transfer unit for receiving torque from a transmission assembly and for distributing torque between a front wheel drive line and a rear wheel drive line, said power transfer unit comprising:an input member adapted to connect to an output portion of the transmission assembly; an output member adapted to connect to an input portion of the rear wheel drive line; a parallel gear set coupled to said input member; a non-parallel gear set coupled between said parallel gear set and said output portion; a front wheel differential coupled to said input member and including left and right differential outputs adapted to connect to the front wheel drive line; and a housing commonly enclosing together said input member, said output portion, said parallel gear set, said non-parallel gear set and said front wheel differential in an integrally packaged assembly separate from the transmission assembly.