Patent ID: 6926111

Claim:
A vehicle, comprising: a prime mover; a pair of right and left steerable first wheels; a pair of right and left steerable second wheels; a common steering operation device interlocking with each of said pair of first and second wheels so as to steer all of said first and second wheels; a first transaxle apparatus disposed at one of front and rear portions of said vehicle; a pair of right and left first axles supported by said first transaxle apparatus wherein said right and left first wheels are attached to the outermost ends of said respective first axles so as to be turned laterally according to manipulation of said steering operation device; a first differential gear unit of said first transaxle apparatus for differentially connecting said first axles to each other; a power take-off shaft supported by said first transaxle apparatus; a transmission of said first transaxle apparatus driven by said prime mover, output force of said transmission being shared between said first differential gear unit and said power take-off shaft; a second transaxle apparatus disposed at the other of said front and rear portions of said vehicle; a pair of right and left second axles supported by said second transaxle apparatus wherein said right and left second wheels are attached to the outermost ends of said respective second axles so as to be turned laterally according to manipulation of said steering operation device; a second differential gear unit of said second transaxle apparatus for differentially connecting said second axles to each other; an input shaft of said second differential gear unit supported by said second transaxle apparatus; and a power-transmitting member interposed between said power take-off shaft and said input shaft so as to transmit the output force of said transmission to said second wheels.