Military vehicle
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1. A vehicle, comprising:
- a passenger capsule having a first end and a second end;
a front module coupled to the first end of the passenger capsule and including a front axle assembly;
an engine coupled to the front module;
a rear module coupled to the second end of the passenger capsule and including a rear axle assembly; and
a transaxle coupled to the rear module and the engine, wherein the transaxle includes a transfercase component and a differential component contained at least partially within a housing of the transaxle that defines a structural component of the rear module, wherein the rear axle assembly includes at least one of an upper control arm, a lower control arm, a spring, and a damper that is directly coupled to the housing of the transaxle.
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a passenger capsule having a first end and a second end, a front module coupled to the first end of the passenger capsule and including a front axle assembly, an engine coupled to the front module, a rear module coupled to the second end of the passenger capsule and including a rear axle assembly, and a transaxle coupled to the rear module and the engine. The transaxle includes a transfercase component and a differential component contained at least partially within a housing that defines a structural component of the rear module. The rear axle assembly includes at least one of an upper control arm, a lower control arm, a spring, and a damper that is directly coupled to the transaxle.
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1. A vehicle, comprising:
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a passenger capsule having a first end and a second end; a front module coupled to the first end of the passenger capsule and including a front axle assembly; an engine coupled to the front module; a rear module coupled to the second end of the passenger capsule and including a rear axle assembly; and a transaxle coupled to the rear module and the engine, wherein the transaxle includes a transfercase component and a differential component contained at least partially within a housing of the transaxle that defines a structural component of the rear module, wherein the rear axle assembly includes at least one of an upper control arm, a lower control arm, a spring, and a damper that is directly coupled to the housing of the transaxle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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