Patent ID: 6012560
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: B60K,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A power transmitting system for a vehicle, comprisingan input shaft to which a driving force from an engine is inputted;a clutch drive shaft extending laterally of a vehicle body and driven by the input shaft;left and right output shafts coaxially disposed on left and right opposite sides of said clutch drive shaft;left and right electromagnetic clutches disposed between said clutch drive shaft and said respective output shafts;said left and right electromagnetic clutches each including a clutch body which is operable to transmit a driving force from said clutch drive shaft to an adjacent one of said output shafts and which is operated by an associated one of a pair of left and right annular solenoids, respectively;said left and right solenoids each being disposed laterally inboard of the left or right clutch body with which each is associated, and left and right bearings for supporting opposite ends of said clutch drive shaft being disposed radially inside said left and right solenoids.