Patent ID: 8381861

Claim:
A transfer case for use in motor vehicles for transferring drive torque from a powertrain to first and second drivelines, the transfer case comprising: an input shaft receiving drive torque from the powertrain; a first output shaft being driven by the input shaft and adapted to transmit the drive torque to the first driveline, wherein the input shaft rotates along a common axis with the first output shaft; a second output shaft adapted to transmit drive torque to the second driveline; a first spiral bevel gear set being driven by the first output shaft; a second spiral bevel gear set being driven by the first spiral bevel gear set, the second spiral bevel gear set driving the second output shaft; and a transfer clutch for transferring drive torque from said first output shaft to said second output shaft, the transfer clutch being positioned within a housing containing the first and second spiral bevel gear sets.