Rear drive and suspension for an all terrain vehicle

Details Rear drive and suspension for an all terrain vehicle Rear drive and suspension for an all terrain vehicle

2006-09-27

2010-11-09

Dickson, Paul N (Department: 3616)

Motor vehicles

Transmission mechanism

Final drive axle movable

C180S384000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07828108

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle, including an independent rear suspension and a rear drive mechanism including a pair of dual offset joints mounted in a sprocket hub. Each dual offset joint is connected to a half shaft coupled to a wheel. A driven sprocket is connected to the sprocket hub at a location offset from a centerline of the vehicle. An external chain coupled to a drive sprocket coupled to the vehicle's engine and the driven sprocket to transfer rotational movement of the drive sprocket to the driven sprocket, thereby causing rotation of the sprocket hub, the dual offset joints, the half shafts, and the wheels.

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