Biasing drive torque to a secondary axle in a motor vehicle powertrain

A method for transmitting power to the wheels of a motor vehicle includes driveably connecting an output of a transmission to a first set of wheels, varying the magnitude of torque transmitted to an input of a differential mechanism, varying the speed of the input of the first differential mechanism...

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Main Authors Perakes, Andreas E, Ellis, Samuel
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 13.10.2009
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Summary:A method for transmitting power to the wheels of a motor vehicle includes driveably connecting an output of a transmission to a first set of wheels, varying the magnitude of torque transmitted to an input of a differential mechanism, varying the speed of the input of the first differential mechanism, and driveably connecting the differential mechanism to the wheels of a second wheel set.