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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8028788 | Spring applied brake and drive axle assembly A brake assembly includes a piston housing, a piston moveably arranged within the piston housing, and a bearing cover mounted to the piston housing. A spring assembly is located between the piston and the bearing cover, wherein mounting the bearing cover to the pist... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7874399 | Wet brake system, rear gear assembly including wet brake system and vehicle including same A vehicle includes a combined wet brake and rear gear assembly supported by a pair of frames. The combined wet brake and rear gear assembly includes a housing having at least one gear and a wet brake provided therein. An input shaft is connected to the gear and to t... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7419030 | Axle driving unit for a lawn tractor A transaxle includes a housing, a hydraulic pump, a hydraulic motor, an axle supported by the housing and disposed in parallel to a motor shaft of the hydraulic motor, a mechanical drive train including an intermediate gear for mechanically connecting the motor shaf... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7410023 | System and method for braking a vehicle A system and method is provided for braking a vehicle having multiple wheels. The method includes applying friction braking and powertrain braking to the vehicle. The method includes reducing the powertrain braking by a predetermined amount. The method also includes... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7393065 | Redundant braking system Disclosed is a redundant braking system for a vehicle. A controller may monitor a status of a hydraulic braking system, and during vehicle travel, automatically switch to a modulated electric braking system which is separate from the hydraulic braking system when th... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7367633 | Braking system Disclosed is a redundant braking system for a vehicle. A controller may monitor a status of a hydraulic braking system, and during vehicle travel, automatically switch to a modulated electric braking system which is separate from the hydraulic braking system when th... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7325643 | Reduction gear device There is provided a reduction gear device applied to a vehicle having a motor unit with a motor shaft for outputting a driving force for driving a driving wheel. The reduction gear device includes an input shaft operatively connected to said motor shaft; a reduction... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7204352 | Brake device for vehicle A brake device includes a brake disk fixed to a power transmission shaft, and a brake caliper for braking the brake disk by a nipping action. The brake caliper includes a caliper bracket fitted to a final gear case, and a caliper body detachably fitted to the calipe... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7179193 | Arrangement for driving a wheel of a vehicle Method and arrangement for driving a wheel of a vehicle in which the arrangement includes a planetary gear transmission (6) which in turn has a sun gear (7) connected to a driving axle (4), a planet carrier (11) on which at least one plan... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7114598 | Brake cooling mechanism of four-wheeled vehicle A brake cooling system for a four-wheeled drive automobile effectively releases frictional heat generated in a braking apparatus from a surface of a casing of the braking apparatus, and has enough height of a body of the automobile relative to ground level. The brak... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7070177 | Sandwich design of four bag suspension for bus and coach rear drive axles A suspension assembly comprises four springs spaced at four distinct locations. A first plate extends to support each of the springs at each location. An axle is connected to the first plate. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7044879 | Electromagnetic brake and drive force distributing apparatus for vehicle using the electromagnetic brake An electromagnetic brake interposed between a fixed housing and a rotating member. The electromagnetic brake includes a multiplate brake mechanism, a ringlike core member fixed in the fixed housing, an annular exciting coil accommodated in an annular groove formed o... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7028801 | Multi-wheel-drive vehicle with a front transaxle device A multi-wheel-drive vehicle has at least six wheels, a transmission with a first brake, and a transaxle device for the front drive wheels. The transaxle device includes a drive axle, an input shaft rectangular to the drive axle for receiving power from the transmiss... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6978857 | Parking gear assembly for an all terrain vehicle A straddle-type vehicle includes a frame supporting front and rear wheels, a seat supported above the frame, and an engine having an output shaft. The engine is supported by the frame below the seat. A transmission is coupled to the output shaft. The transmission in... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6951522 | Active differential assembly An active differential assembly provides speed control of an associated output shaft. A differential case is rotatably mounted within a housing to drive a pair of output shafts extending from the differential case in opposite directions for distributing driving forc... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6929105 | Fully filled wet clutch with hydrodynamic cooling A fluid clutch includes a housing having an interior that can be filled with fluid, an output element that can be rotated relative to the housing, a first friction surface arrangement coupled to the housing, a second friction surface arrangement coupled to the outpu... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926111 | Vehicle having front and rear steerable driven wheels A vehicle, comprising a prime mover, a steering operation device, a first transaxle apparatus disposed at one of front and rear portions of the vehicle, and a second transaxle apparatus disposed at the other of front and rear portions of the vehicle. The first trans... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6883630 | Inboard brake system for a straddle-type all-terrain vehicle A brake system is provided for a straddle-type ATV. The brake system includes a brake caliper configured to mount to a gear box of the ATV and a brake disk configured to connect to a coupling member of the gear box coupled to a shaft and positioned in operative rela... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6848531 | Drive system for small vehicle A small vehicle features a drive system that directs power from an engine unit to at least one driven wheel. The driven wheel is connected to a half shaft. The half shaft is driven by a ring gear. The ring gear is driven by a pinion gear. The pinion gear is connecte... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6837330 | Brake mechanism for small vehicle A small vehicle has a frame assembly that is supported by rear wheels. The rear wheels are connected to the frame assembly by a pivotable linkage. An engine drives the rear wheels through a shaft drive assembly, which comprises a drive shaft and a gear box. A brake ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6796399 | Automobile driving control device for braking a driving shaft An automobile which is designed to be able to drive wheel tires by making use of a double series differential gear device 15 provided with both a first series gear constituted by a first ring gear 22A and a first drive gear 23A and a second seri... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6749039 | Go-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 |
| 6648095 | Axle driving unit for a lawn tractor An axle driving unit having a housing (21,22) for supporting a first axle (17) for mounting thereon a first driving wheel (3L), and a longer second axle (18) for mounting thereon a second driving wheel (3R). The axle driving unit is eccentrically mounted ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6408995 | Method for flushing the casing of a hydraulic motor A hydraulic motor (2) with a braking device (8), is acted upon by means of a control fluid via a brake release line (6). The brake release line (6) is used to allow a continuous flushing flow of control fluid through the hydraulic motor at the same time a... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6401857 | Swing arm device for four-wheeled all-terrain vehicle The swing arm device is divided into an arm body and a rear housing body. The arm body has a front end pivot shaft, a drive shaft case, a leg portion and a brake case provided behind the drive shaft case and is an integral aluminum casting. The rear housi... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6186262 | Hydrostatic mechanical wheel drive In a wheel drive with a radial-piston motor (5) and a planet gear (4) a wheel hub (3) being placed on a wheel hub support (1) by means of wheel bearings (10). The wheel hub support (1) can be joined to a transmission connector (4) in a single piece and is... | 02/13/2001 |
| 5775457 | Final drive assembly for an all-terrain vehicle An axle for a vehicle includes an elongated shaft having a first end, a second end and an intermediate portion being disposed therebetween. The elongated shaft includes a predetermined diameter extending over a portion thereof. The first end of the elonga... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5657829 | Hybrid control system for limiting engine output A traction control system combines engine output power limiting with a single point brake for controlling wheel slip. The brake is preferably connected to the engine to reduce torque requirements and avoid drive line shock. One friction member of the pref... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5431241 | Hybrid traction control system A traction control system combines engine output power limiting with a single point brake for controlling wheel slip. The brake is preferably connected to the engine to reduce torque requirements and avoid drive line shock. One friction member of the pref... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5337853 | Differential-brake group for vehicle driving axles The invention relates to a differential-brake group for vehicle driving axles. On two supports (31) of a frame (3) the box (5) of a transmission (4) is rotatably mounted, with rotation freedom, the transmission (4) being predisposed for the transmission o... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5044478 | Foot pedal operated positioning control A foot pedal operated control positioning device for a continuously variable transmission wherein a movable bushing is aligned with a preset stop in order to set the transmission into a known neutral condition.... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4984645 | Vehicle and powertrain therefor for use by children A vehicle comprises a main frame, a pair of front wheels and at least a rear wheel operably associated with the frame for engagement with the ground, a steering mechanism, a seat associated with the frame for an operator, an engine including a drive shaft... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4719984 | Drive and braking system for vehicle An improved drive and braking arrangement for an off the road single rider multi-wheeled vehicle. The drive arrangement includes a shaft drive and the brake includes a brake disk that is fixed for rotation with the drive shaft. The brake disk is contained... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4667760 | Disk brake arrangement for vehicle Several embodiments of improved braking arrangement for off the road, single rider, multiple wheeled vehicles. In each arrangement, a shaft drive is incorporated and a brake rotor is fixed for rotation with the shaft drive. A brake casing encircles the br... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4646865 | Shaft-driven motor vehicle A three- or four-wheeled motor vehicle such as a buggy includes a rear fork composed of first and second rear fork members having front ends pivotally mounted on a frame and rear ends supporting rear wheels, respectively, an axle housing having first and ... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4621700 | Wheel bearing Wheel bearing with a built-in homokinetic coupling. The wheel bearing comprises a generally annular inner part, an outer race and two rows of rolling elements located between the outside running surfaces formed on the outer race and the inside running sur... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4610331 | Wheel hub with built-in brake A driven wheel hub suitable for industrial vehicles, agricultural machine civil engineering equipment and materials handling equipment is closed by a removable cover independent of a flange enabling a wheel to be attached to it. It comprises a hollow bod... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4593782 | Shaft drive apparatus for motor vehicles A shaft drive apparatus for transmitting power from an engine through a drive shaft to driving wheels. The shaft drive apparatus has a final output mechanism and a brake mechanism disposed adjacent to each other substantially axially centrally of an axle ... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4534440 | Apparatus for attaching transmission casing and brake casing in motorized three-wheeled vehicle An apparatus for attaching a transmission casing and a brake casing in a motorized three-wheeled vehicle having a rear wheel axle interconnecting between a pair of right and left rear wheels, and a transmission casing housing a final stage driving mechani... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4513834 | Agricultural tractor A travelling transmission case and a differential transmission case are respectively connected to the upper and lower portions of a vertically long-shape speed reduction case. Thus, the distance between the lowest level of the travelling transmission case... | 04/30/1985 |
