Motor vehicles – Manually actuated controlling devices – Multiple vehicle functions controllable by single device
Patent
1987-10-23
1989-06-06
Rice, Kenneth R.
Motor vehicles
Manually actuated controlling devices
Multiple vehicle functions controllable by single device
188344, 188350, 280264, B60K 2600
Patent
active
048363251
ABSTRACT:
An off-road vehicle has a hydraulic brake operating assembly mounted on a steering handle. The steering handle has a base, a rectangular handle portion integral with the base, and a cover covering the base. The brake operating assembly has a brake oil reservoir, two brake levers pivotally supported on lateral sides of the handle portion for braking front and rear wheels, respectively, and two brake master cylinders communicating with the brake oil reservoir through hoses and responsive to operation of the brake levers for generating hydraulic pressure. The brake oil reservoir is centrally fixedly mounted on the rectangular handle portion. The brake master cylinders are fixedly mounted respectively on the lateral sides of the handle portion.
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Enokimoto Akito
Handa Akio
Hosoya Eiji
Ishiwatari Makoto
Kasa Keiji
Burt Pamela S.
Carrier Joseph P.
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Rice Kenneth R.
Weiner Irving M.
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