Invention Grant
- Patent Title: All wheel drive system
- Patent Title (中): 全轮驱动系统
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Application No.: US12525373Application Date: 2008-01-29
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Publication No.: US08434582B2Publication Date: 2013-05-07
- Inventor: Per-Gunnar Björck , Michael Larsson , Björn Scherdin
- Applicant: Per-Gunnar Björck , Michael Larsson , Björn Scherdin
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Agency: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C.
- Priority: GB0701848.4 20070131
- International Application: PCT/EP2008/000666 WO 20080129
- International Announcement: WO2008/092631 WO 20080807
- Main IPC: B60K17/00
- IPC: B60K17/00

Abstract:
A drive system and an interconnection unit are provided for an all wheel drive vehicle. The drive system includes, but is not limited to a power take-off unit, a propshaft and a rear drive module. The power take-off unit being adapted to be attached to a vehicle's powertrain, and the propshaft being adapted to transmit drive to the rear drive module. The propshaft and the power take-off unit are connected by a joint for transmitting drive force from the power take-off unit to the propshaft, and the joint between the power take-off unit and the propshaft includes, but is not limited to a female-male engagement. The female and male engagement portions are non-rotatable in relation to each other when the joint is engaged.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100232874A1 ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2010-09-16
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