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Torque indicating device and vehicle including same

  • US 9,248,741 B2
  • Filed: 11/20/2012
  • Issued: 02/02/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A torque indicating device, comprising:

  • a first indicating section that indicates a torque transmitted to a primary drive wheel of a vehicle; and

    a second indicating section that indicates a torque transmitted to a secondary drive wheel of the vehicle,wherein;

    the second indicating section indicates a quantity that is less than or equal to a quantity indicated by the first indicating section;

    the quantity indicated by the first indicating section is varied with a variation in the torque transmitted to the primary drive wheel;

    the quantity indicated by the second indicating section is varied with a variation in the torque transmitted to the secondary drive wheel; and

    the quantity indicated by the second indicating section has an upper limit that is, when either one or both of the quantity indicated by the first indicating section and the quantity indicated by the second indicating section is/are to be varied, controlled not to exceed the quantity indicated by the first indicating section, so that the quantity indicated by the second indicating section is less than or equal to the quantity indicated by the first indicating section.

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