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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7290778 | Cradle for steering assembly The present invention is directed to a replacement steering assembly for a rear steer vehicle and requires no cutting/removal of suspension components or drilling holes or welding of vehicle frame rails. The replacement steering assembly includes a cradle for suppor... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290829 | Working vehicle with a cab A working vehicle with a cab is disclosed. The working vehicle comprises a vehicle body for supporting said cab; ground-engaging means for supporting said vehicle body; and a cab frame provided to said cab, said cab frame including right and left front posts, right ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287619 | Air intake system for off-road vehicle An off-road vehicle includes a frame and four wheels that support the frame. Two seat assemblies are disposed side by side on the frame. The seat assemblies are separated from each other to define a space therebetween. An engine powers the wheels. The engine defines... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7258354 | Integrated steering gear and frame structure An integrated steering gear and frame structure is designed to modularize a sub-frame as a suspension system and a steering gear as a steering system. Thus, a separate assembly process for the sub-frame and the steering gear is not required, so that a production pro... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7232003 | Motor vehicle with lowerable drive unit In a motor vehicle comprising a vehicle body having a support structure for supporting a main drive unit and at least one support block disposed on the support structure by which the main drive unit is supported in the vehicle body, each support block comprises bott... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7216748 | Method and apparatus for releasing torque on a drivetrain The present invention is a drivetrain that prevents the torque from a decelerating engine from being transmitted to the wheels of the vehicle. The drivetrain of a vehicle is provided such that the negative torque from the decelerating engine of the vehicle is select... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213671 | Structure for mounting engine A structure for mounting an engine for a vehicle which includes: a supporting member for supporting the engine on a front side thereof, leaving a space between the engine and the supporting member; and an auxiliary equipment disposed in the space, wherein the suppor... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7007761 | Emergency response vehicle A small emergency response vehicle having a wedge-shaped nose and triangular wheel base for improved accessibility to emergency sites previously inaccessible to conventional fire fighting vehicles. A main overhead tank and two modular auxiliary tanks provide 2400 li... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6752232 | Drive unit The drive unit for a motor vehicle, has an input drive shaft connected to a starting element, which unit has an automatic transmission connected to the starting element and also possesses a first output drive shaft, which is connected to the rear wheel drive of a mo... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6455968 | Attachment device for electrical equipment, such as an alternator/starter motor, in a clutch housing of an automobile A device for attachment of electrical equipment, such as an alternator/starter motor, in the clutch housing of an automobile. The assembly includes a stator, a rotor, and a support hub of the rotor mounted on a bearing in an independent housing integral w... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6050358 | Dual pivot swing-out engine tray A scissors lift (20) including an engine compartment (22) having an engine (24) therein. An engine mount (25) which permits rotation of the engine (24) outward about two pivot axes and out of the engine compartment (22) so that items on the back side of t... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6003625 | Rear-drive, ride-on tractor propulsion unit for articulation with manually steerable utility vehicles A rear-drive, ride-on tractor propulsion unit is provided for articulation with manually steerable utility vehicles wherein a hydrostatic trans-axle transmission couples a gasoline motor to individual ones of two drive wheels about which the propulsion un... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5934397 | Modular land vehicle A modular vehicle includes a frame having three main sections; a front section, a rear section and a center section. The front and rear sections may be displaced vertically with respect to center section prior to being assembled. Each section is separatel... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5909780 | Vehicle for underground mine shafts A vehicle for underground mine shafts includes a body having a cabin located in a front section of a vehicle with an entry to the cabin located at the front of the vehicle, a door at the entry, a sensor for sensing when the door is open and control circui... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5699872 | Structure and method for easy access to and maintenance of accessories in a vehicle without removing a power unit A crank shaft of a power unit is disposed in the longitudinal direction of a vehicular body. Accessories provided at either end portion of the crank shaft are covered with a front cover and rear covers which are removable from a casing. Front and rear dri... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5570753 | Motorcycle engine and transmission torque-resisting arm A motorcycle utilizes a support frame upon which an engine and transmission are supported in an in-line front to back relationship. The engine and transmission cases are coupled by a primary engine case on one side. A torque resisting arm configured to be... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5484034 | Motor vehicle and process for production thereof A motor vehicle has a supporting frame with a bearer part which is arranged thereon and on which, in turn, additional units together with their connecting lines are pre-assembled. To simplify assembly or repair, the frame has, in the region of the wheel h... | 01/16/1996 |
| 4962825 | Skid steer loader The assembly of a skid steer loader includes the fabrication of a lower frame assembly which has a transmission case with side walls and front and back end walls, and an engine mount platform which is welded to and extends from the back end wall. A hydrau... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4799571 | Motor vehicle transmission mounting system A vehicle axle transmission is located between inwardly protruding wall indentations of a chassis trough-shaped bodywork of the vehicle structure and is retained by acceptance elements which are mounted to and inserted from the outside into these wall ind... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4796721 | System for displacing a power pack from a vehicle A system used in a vehicle having a ground-engaging attitude to effect the displacement from a compartment in the vehicle of a power pack adapted for driving the vehicle. The system elevates the power pack from a vehicle driving position within the compar... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4633727 | Motorcycle auxiliary gearshift An auxiliary foot actuated gearshift for a motorcycle is disclosed wherein an independent pivot shaft is established at the near midpoint location of the auxiliary gearshift lever in such a manner so that downward pressure on the auxiliary gearshift at th... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4601360 | Beam and chain hoist for removing vehicle transmission A beam and chain hoist assembly is provided including a longitudinally extending support beam having longitudinally spaced bearing surfaces adapted to engage support portions of the cab of an overland vehicle. The support beam is bifurcated at its front e... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4535867 | Vertically inclined engine low floor bus A vertically inclined engine low floor bus in which the prime mover for the bus is a rear engine oriented above the rear axle of the bus in a vertically inclined position with the transmission assembly being connected to the rear axle through a gear trans... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4534442 | Vertically installed engine low floor bus A vertically installed engine low floor bus in which the prime mover for the bus is a rear engine oriented vertically above the rear axle of the bus to enable the floor of the bus to be constructed at a lower position then arrangements in which the floor ... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4523655 | Vehicle frame transmission mounting assembly A vehicle frame comprising a forward section adapted to contain an engine and a rear section adapted to contain a steering drive mechanism ahead of and in communication with a transmission, the rear section is formed by a forward wall, top and bottom wall... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4506757 | Track type vehicle providing for ready dismounting and remounting of power train components A tracked vehicle designed to allow easy dismounting, as for servicing, of a power train assembly comprising a torque converter, a transmission, and a steering mechanism detachably joined together. Having its input shaft coupled to the output shaft of an ... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4392545 | Engine mounting structure for an automobile body An automobile body of a front-engine-front-drive type has an engine located in the engine compartment with the crankshaft directed transversely. The frame assembly for supporting the power unit comprising the engine and the transmission device is constitu... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4325451 | Electric power plant for vehicles In a wheeled vehicle such as a dump truck propelled by electric motors built into the respective wheels, a power plant is provided on a removable base for the generation of electric energy to be fed to the motors. The power plant comprises an electric gen... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4320814 | Electric-hydrostatic drive modules for vehicles An electric-hydrostatically powered vehicle has an electric motor connected through a gear box to a hydrostatic pump which powers the vehicle. The vehicle chassis includes a main frame portion and a removable subframe portion which is resiliently mounted ... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4318450 | Chassis drive arrangements for electrically driven mobile working machines A drive arrangement in the chassis of an electrically powered mobile machine such as a fork lift or the like having a steerable wheel assembly at one end of the chassis and a non-steerable wheel assembly at the opposite chassis end wherein each wheel incl... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4276952 | Apparatus for installing vehicle components PCT No. PCT/US79/00158 Sec. 371 Date Mar. 16, 1979 Sec. 102(e) Date Mar. 16, 1979 PCT Filed Mar. 16, 1979 PCT Pub. No. WO80/01894 PCT Pub. Date Sept. 18, 1980 A vehicle component (10) is removably mounted on a stationary support (11) thereof. A pair of ro... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4231708 | Transfer of quick-disconnect engine modules from vehicles A service cart is provided for transferring thereto and therefrom a vehicle engine assembly which includes a support frame having parallel side members to each of which a set of rollers is mounted. The frame is releasably matable with a vehicle chassis fo... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4231444 | Mechanical interfaces for control linkages in a removable vehicle engine module A vehicle, such as a refuse collection vehicle, includes an engine and a transmission which are coupled to the vehicle chassis via a pallet-like structural support. Associated with the engine are suitable control linkages, including an accelerator control... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4181189 | Tag axle for sub-frame of heavy duty truck power module To increase the load carrying capacity of a truck employing a separable power module having a sub-frame coupled to the main frame of a forward steerable unit and trailing therefrom, a trailing or tag axle assembly has its trailing arms coupled to the sub-... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4167984 | Interlocking safety handle for a friction drive apparatus An apparatus for frictionally engaging and driving a rotatable wheel of a lightweight vehicle is disclosed. The apparatus has a pivotable handle which is movable between a first and a second position. In the first position the handle blocks access to a fu... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4089386 | Drive mount housing for a vehicle A drive mount and housing for a vehicle provides cantilevered support for a prime mover while enclosing a drive train interconnecting the prime mover with the vehicle transmission. The housing is suspended from angled mounting brackets formed on the vehic... | 05/16/1978 |
| 4031978 | Energy absorber unit and energy management system An energy absorber unit including a cylinder, liquid in the cylinder, a piston for movement into the cylinder for providing a liquid energy absorbing capability, and relatively movable parts associated with the cylinder and having frictional engagement fo... | 06/28/1977 |
| 3966061 | Apparatus for installing and removing the drive assembly in chain driven-vehicles A system for the removal and replacement of the drive assembly of a chain-driven vehicle, composed of guides within the vehicle, a device for lifting the drive assembly onto the guides and including rollers via which the drive assembly is supported on the... | 06/29/1976 |
