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Class 180/357 - Belt or chain drive


Subclass of Class 180 - Motor vehicles
Definition: Subject matter wherein the transmission includes a flexible
No. of patents: 23
Last issue date: 05/31/2011


NumberTitleIssue Date
7950493Speed reduction device of vehicle
A speed reduction device of a vehicle for reducing the rotation of drive wheels includes a casing mounted on a vehicle frame, first and second drive axles rotatably mounted on the casing and connected to first and second drive shafts, respectively, and a driven spro...
05/31/2011
7828108Rear drive and suspension for an all terrain vehicle
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 hu...
11/09/2010
7748491Power transmission structure
To enhance assembly and maintenance of a rear wheel suspension. Rear wheel axles extend to the left and right from a final case supported on a rear portion of a vehicle body frame, and rear wheels are independently suspended from left and right portions of a vehicle...
07/06/2010
7281603Engine
An engine for an offroad vehicle including a crankcase, a transversely extending crankshaft, and a transmission connected to the crankshaft. The transmission includes a drive pulley, a driven pulley, and a drive belt connecting the drive pulley and the driven pulley...
10/16/2007
6964317Drive assembly for a high ground clearance vehicle
A high ground clearance drive assembly includes a drop box and an articulation drop box. The drop box is fixed to the vehicle frame and the articulation drop box pivots relative thereto as a suspension system is exercised. The articulation drop box is pivotable abou...
11/15/2005
6868983Method and apparatus for positioning an article handling device
An article handling apparatus embodied, for example, as a vending machine, includes a controllably positioned hose-type dispenser for retrieving articles from an article storage area. A first end of the hose receives article securing energy (e.g., suction), and a se...
03/22/2005
6749039Go-kart assembly
A modular go-kart assembly includes an acceleration assembly cooperatively working with a braking assembly for powering and stopping the go-kart assembly. The go-kart assembly further includes a central body, a front drive assembly, a rear drive assembly, and a prot...
06/15/2004
6702059Transmission device and machine provided with such a transmission device
A transmission device for a self-propelled wheeled machine, this device, driven by a belt from a drive shaft, includes a housing mounted floating relative to the chassis of the machine containing a mechanism for reducing and clutching between an input sha...
03/09/2004
6675926Integrated semi-independent suspension and drivetrain system for vehicles
An integrated semi-independent suspension and drivetrain system including a swing arm with a swing mount, an axle assembly rotatable along a transverse axle rotation axis, an axle carrier for mounting the axle assembly, the axle carrier being rotatably mo...
01/13/2004
6488110Vehicle drive system
A vehicle drive system comprises a frame, a motor, a first wheel assembly, a second wheel assembly and an endless drive member. The motor is mounted to the frame and has a motor shaft powered by the motor. The first wheel assembly includes a first axle, a...
12/03/2002
6446748Rear wheel support for ATV
A recreational all terrain vehicle has a set of rear wheels attached to a frame assembly with a swing arm. The rear wheels are driven by a flexible transmitter, such as a chain. To tension the chain, a pair of laterally extending bolts are loosened while ...
09/10/2002
6425453Transmission on all wheel steer power machine
A transmission in a power machine includes an axle having an inboard and outboard end. The outboard end is coupled to a wheel through a universal joint. The inboard end is coupled, through a sprocket assembly and chain drive linkage to a hydraulic motor. ...
07/30/2002
6364041Mid-axle suspension
A 6×4 utility vehicle utilizes a middle axle (21) which is suspended to the frame of the vehicle by means of a suspension assembly (22). The suspension assembly (22) allows the vehicle (10) to have a better ride quality, ride predictability, increased tr...
04/02/2002
6341660Swinging arm motor unit for single-track or multiple-track electric motor driven vehicles
A propulsion unit rotating shaft (10) for single track or multiple track vehicles, driven by an electric motor, particularly for motor scooters with a driving motor (14), which is disposed in the region of one end of an extended rotating shaft housing (12...
01/29/2002
6286619ATV transmission
An all terrain vehicle includes an engine and a final drive assembly. The engine includes an output shaft that supports a drive sprocket or pulley. The final drive assembly comprises an input shaft that supports a driven sprocket or pulley and a brake dis...
09/11/2001
5706907Dual lever clutch actuatable direction controlled drive transmission system
A directional drive transmission control system drivingly coupling a rotary output drive source of a powered vehicle with a pair of drive wheels thereof, includes right and left pairs of forward and reverse drive pulleys rotatably mounted on and rotatable...
01/13/1998
5343974An electrically powered motor vehicle
A motor vehicle including modular units for operating two rear wheels of the vehicle the motive unit includes a rigid link which is pivotally connected between the rear wheel and the motive unit, and the motive unit is operable by a motor. A rigid link is...
09/06/1994
5263547Stair climbing device
A stair climbing device, such as a wheelchair for handicapped comprises a frame having two sides, two wheel pairs each arranged on a respective one of the sides of the frame, each of the wheel pairs having two wheels each provided with a rim and a center ...
11/23/1993
5199526Lightweight high performance road racing vehicle
A small and ultralightweight vehicle, especially for automobile racing, is provided having a driver's cockpit laterally offset from the vehicle's longitudinal axis; an engine laterally oppositely offset from the vehicle's longitudinal axis, laterally adja...
04/06/1993
5031711Conveyance device
A conveyance device has a high-temperature pulley and a low-temperature pulley rotatably mounted on a chassis at a prescribed distance from each other and an endless belt constituted of a shape memory alloy is wound around the two pulleys. The high-temper...
07/16/1991
4877097Support and suspension arm for a driving wheel
The driving wheel of a vehicle is mounted on one side of an arm and is connected at least in rotation to the other side of the arm having a endless wheel, the arm having, prior to the connection with the arm part disposed transversally, a section of which...
10/31/1989
4629023Motor vehicle, or `kart` with independent suspension on all four wheels, for off-highway use
A special `kart`-type vehicle is disclosed having independent suspension on all four wheels, featuring a rigid central structure which cradles the driver seat, and incorporating interchangeable and adjustable mechanical features designed to give adaptabil...
12/16/1986
4574902Vehicles
A vehicle in which a pair of driving wheels are disposed on both left and right sides of a vehicle body frame, the vehicle comprising a power unit composed of an engine and a pair of transmission devices extended from both ends of the engine to individual...
03/11/1986
 
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