OVERRUNNING WHEEL DRIVE Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC B60K17/00 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: driving axle overrunning wheel drive consists of an inner drive half-axle, an outer driven half-axle, inertial governors, drive and driven half-couplings and a case. Drive and driven half-axles (1) and (10) are furnished with splines for drive (4) and driven (8) half-couplings to be flexibly fitted thereon. The half-couplings are composed of drive (14) and driven (25) hubs and carriers (20) and (24) concentrically fitted on the said hubs furnished with matched slots (32) accommodating springs (17) fitted on rests (33). Drive (1) and driven (10) half-axles run coupled in thrust bearing (35) are pivoted to half-couplings (4) and (8) by levers (3) and (5) of the inertial governors with flywheels (2) and (13) and levers (11, 12).

EFFECT: simpler design, higher reliability, longer life, lower material capacity and improved ecological properties.

2 dwg