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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7926611 | Shaft drive device An easily connected universal joint for attaching to an output shaft of an engine. A drive shaft is connected to an output shaft of an engine which is mounted on a vehicle body by way of a universal joint with a wheel being connected to a distal end side of the driv... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7874398 | Rearward torque arm for damping independently suspended and driven axle shafts An independently suspended, driven axle shaft set in which the axle shafts are driven by a differential which is rigidly connected to the body of the motor vehicle by a rearward torque arm, whereby powerhop is mitigated thereby. Where the axle shafts are torsionally... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7810603 | Compact swing arm structure for a shaft-driven vehicle, and vehicle incorporating same A swing arm structure, in a shaft-driven vehicle, is configured and arranged compactly to minimize the size and weight thereof. A drive shaft of the vehicle is housed in a right arm portion of a swing arm. A front end of the drive shaft is connected to a powertrain ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7665568 | Vehicle having multiple-piece pivot shaft assembly The present invention provides a vehicle including a frame, a rear wheel, a swingarm coupling the rear wheel to the frame, and a pivot shaft assembly rotatably coupling the swingarm to the frame. The pivot shaft assembly includes a first shaft having a non-circular ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7364528 | Inverted portal axle configuration for a low floor vehicle An axle system includes an axle shaft offset located within an axle center beam housing. The axle shaft is located in a recess in a top wall of the axle center beam shaped with slopes to maximize clearance to the bottom of the vehicle floor panels. The pneumatic bra... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357211 | Steering system for off-road vehicle An off-road vehicle includes a frame and wheels. An engine powers the wheels through a drive system that includes a front differential gear unit. A housing encloses the front differential gear unit. The housing is positioned generally on a longitudinal center plane ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7077409 | Vehicle suspension A commercial vehicle with a technically simple single wheel suspension for the wheels mounted in wheel supports, guaranteeing safe protection of the cardan shaft driving the wheels from harmful influences, includes a wheel support (8; 33), which ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7048087 | External shaft low floor drive axle assembly An inverted portal drive axle includes an off-center driving input that is coupled to first and second axle shafts. The first axle shaft drives a first gear box that is coupled to a first wheel assembly. The second axle shaft extends underneath a vehicle floor and d... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7000724 | Skid steer vehicle with bogie suspension A skid steer vehicle has a suspension that includes two bogies pivotally connected to the sides of the vehicle and extending fore-and-aft along each side of the vehicle. The bogies are pivotally connected to the vehicle in the middle and have a wheel mounted at each... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6908394 | Highly efficient shaft coupling A shaft coupling for a drive shaft (3), with a driving and a driven coupling component in which the driving or the driven coupling component is configured to form a cylindrical hollow coupling outer member (8) and the other coupling component configure... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6845690 | Transmission system and method of making same A transmission system for a motor vehicle, which contains a vehicle transmission equipped for longitudinal installation with a gear output shaft that points in the direction of the rear of the motor vehicle in the installed state is provided, wherein the shaft can b... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6793035 | Semi-independent swing arm suspension system for a low floor vehicle A suspension system includes a swing arm which pivots about a pivot axis. A hub assembly, hub gear box and input gear box are mounted to an independently pivoting swing arm. The pivot axis is located closer to the ground than a rotational axis defined by the hub ass... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6364048 | Independent suspension and drive arrangement and vehicles incorporating same An independent suspension and drive system comprising a transverse power shaft mounted on a vehicle frame and having a differential connection with a power source; at least one pivot shaft mounted on the vehicle frame; at least one cantilevered swing- or ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6056304 | Elastic suspension for industrial vehicle axles and the like An elastic suspension for axles of industrial vehicles, particularly axles of earth-movers, which is constituted by two substantially identical and superimposed metal plates; the upper plate is rigidly anchored to the chassis of the vehicle and the lower ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5755456 | Spring support for vehicle swing half-axles A spring support for a motor vehicle has a center tube frame with a backbone tube supported through a pair of spaced apart transverse beams, and a pair of final drive casings spaced apart and mounted to the center tube frame on the backbone tube. Pairs of... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5460236 | Maneuverability vehicle Maneuverability of a work vehicle having front steerable drive wheels is improved by increasing steering clearance. The front drive axle is pivoted to the vehicle for pivotal movement about a fore-and-aft extending oscillation centerline located above the... | 10/24/1995 |
| 4354567 | Rear axle suspension system for motor vehicles A wheel suspension for driven wheels, especially rear wheels of a motor vehicle, by means of approximately triangular tilted control arms. Each of the control arms includes a longitudinal control arm and a transverse control arm, the transverse control ar... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4271922 | Wheel suspension system An independent suspension system in which a steering knuckle is employed with an upper ball joint connection to an upper control arm and a lower ball joint connection to an axle outer end.... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4249631 | Axle for motor vehicles A drive axle assembly for steerable wheels which is pivotally mounted on the frame of a motor vehicle and has two drive shafts in a single axle housing, the shafts angled with respect to each other so that they form a V-shaped configuration opening downwa... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4200165 | Integral swing arm The present invention relates to an improved independent suspension system for vehicle wheels which may be used either for driven or non-driven wheels including dirigible wheels of a vehicle having front wheel drive. One of the independently suspended dri... | 04/29/1980 |
| 3948337 | Independent front suspension for front wheel drive This invention relates to an independent suspension system for the front steerable wheels of a motor vehicle having front wheel drive. The suspension for one of the wheels includes a transverse suspension arm and a longitudinal radius arm that are rigidly... | 04/06/1976 |
