Motor vehicles – Having four wheels driven – With means for steering all driven wheels
Patent
1996-06-11
1988-10-25
Mitchell, David M.
Motor vehicles
Having four wheels driven
With means for steering all driven wheels
180140, 280 91, B60K 17358
Patent
active
047796979
ABSTRACT:
A riding-astride type whole-wheel steered vehicle (100; 200) comprising front wheels (2) and rear wheels (3) attached to the front part and the rear part of a vehicle body frame (1), respectively, a power transmission mechanism (8, 11, 21) for transmitting power of a midship engine (5), which is mounted on the vehicle body frame between axles (13, 14, 16 and 23, 24, 26) of the wheels in terms of the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, to at least either of the axles, left and right footsteps (7) attached to the vehicle body frame at both sides of the engine, respectively, a front-wheel steering mechanism (29) for interconnecting a handle member of the vehicle with the front wheels and steering the front wheels, a rear-wheel steering mechanism (19) for steering the rear wheels, and a steering transmission mechanism (34) for mechanically interconnecting the front-wheel steering mechanism with the rear-wheel steering mechanism. The power transmission mechanism (8, 11, 21) and the steering transmission mechanism (34) are arranged, within a transverse distance between the left and right footsteps (7), at one side of the engine (5) and at the other side thereof, respectively.
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Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Mitchell David M.
Watts Charles R.
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