×

Coupling device between left and right wheels of vehicle

  • US 6,105,704 A
  • Filed: 11/16/1999
  • Issued: 08/22/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/11/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A coupling device between left and right wheels of a vehicle, said coupling device being provided between the left and right wheels of the vehicle, comprising:

  • a differential gear having a first rotational element, and second and third rotational elements one of which rotates in the forward direction while the other thereof rotates in the reverse direction, respectively, relative to said first rotational element;

    a driving source which is coupled to said first rotational element of said differential gear;

    a first power transmission system which couples said second rotational element to one of the left and right wheels; and

    second and third power transmission systems which are selectively established via switching means and which couple said third rotational element to the other of the left and right wheels;

    wherein gear ratios of said first power transmission system and said second power transmission system are both set to a mutually identical first gear ratio; and

    wherein a gear ratio of said third power transmission system is set to a second gear ratio which is different from said first gear ratio.

View all claims
  • 0 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×