Patent ID: 6931964

Claim:
A transfer case comprising: a first shaft that transfers input torque into the transfer case; a second shaft that transfer output torque from the transfer case; a transfer gear assembly operably disposed between said first shaft and said second shaft, said transfer gear assembly including a first transfer gear in selective drive connection with said first shaft, a second transfer gear in meshed engagement with said first transfer gear, a third transfer gear in meshed engagement with said second transfer gear, a fourth transfer gear in meshed engagement with said third transfer gear, and a fifth transfer gear in meshed engagement with said fourth transfer gear and fixed for rotation with said second shaft, wherein said first, second, third, fourth and fifth transfer gears lie within a common plane that is orthogonal to rotational axes of said first, second, third, fourth and fifth transfer gears; a clutch pack operably disposed between said first shaft and said first transfer gear for selectively establishing drive connection therebetween; and a controller for engaging said clutch pack in response to slippage of a first pair of wheels.