Patent ID: 8256328

Claim:
A power transmission device for use in a four-wheel drive vehicle having a power source and first and second drivelines, the power transmission device comprising: an input shaft adapted to be driven by the power source; a first output shaft being rotatable about a first axis and adapted to transmit torque to the first driveline; a second output shaft adapted to transmit torque to the second driveline, the second output shaft being rotatable about a second axis, wherein the first and second axes diverge from one another; a transfer unit having a drive member rotatably coupled to the first output shaft and a driven member coupled to the second output shaft, the drive member and the driven member being in a torque transferring arrangement with one another; and a joint positioned within a cavity formed in the driven member and drivingly interconnecting the driven member and the second output shaft, wherein the driven member includes first and second portions separable from and re-mountable to each other to allow service to the joint.