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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7311167 | Swingable vehicle A left drive shaft and a right drive shaft each include an inside constant velocity joint and an outside constant velocity joint with a ball spline mechanism provided between the inside constant velocity joint and the outside constant velocity joint for enabling the... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7021414 | Birdcage bearing assembly and suspension connection for a high performance vehicle A birdcage assembly for a high performance vehicle includes a birdcage having an opening defined by an inner periphery. The birdcage is secured to a rear suspension of the vehicle and is maintained in a substantially vertical position. The opening is intended to rec... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6913105 | Shock-absorbing mechanism for power-transmission device A shock-absorbing mechanism for a power-transmission device includes a cylindrical driven-side shaft coupled to the driving-side shaft through a constant-velocity joint to be axially relatively slidable with respect to the driving-side shaft, a center bearing for ro... | 07/05/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6659215 | Four wheel drive, four wheel steering vehicle The present invention relates to a four-wheel drive vehicle which on account of its constructive composition has very good off-road characteristics, in addition to which the vehicle can be adapted to a number of transport requirements and can act as a too... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6655488 | Gearbox, particularly for automotive vehicle with telescopic load-carrying arm A gearbox, particularly for an automotive vehicle with a telescopic load-carrying arm, is adapted to transmit directly or indirectly the drive movement of an internal combustion motor (M) with at least one front or rear axle provided with driven wheels. T... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6467565 | Shaft drive type power transmission A joint is sub-assembled on a front wheel propeller shaft side of a vehicle by integrally fitting one end of the joint to one end of the front wheel propeller shaft and covering the connection portion with a boot. This arrangement provides a shaft drive m... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6439335 | 4WD transfer mounting construction In the transfer attachment construction of a 4WD vehicle, to facilitate assembly by making the retainer attachment bolts easier to tighten, to improve the coupling reliability of the retainer and mount bracket, to make easier the manufacture of the retain... | 08/27/2002 |
| 5911286 | Independent suspension and halfshaft assembly with double crown spline joint An independent suspension and rear halfshaft assembly for a vehicle having at least one wheel, a frame and at least one source of torque transmission, comprising at least one rigid arm hingedly connected to the frame and connected to the wheel, a Cardan t... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5427192 | Sliding pedestal shaft for PTO driven implements An implement is coupled for being driven and towed by a tractor. A pedestal shaft is slidably mounted to the tongue of the implement and is coupled to the tractor PTO by a telescopic shaft which during turning and certain rolling and or pitching condition... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5337849 | Axle mounting mechanism A mechanism for mounting an axle to a vehicle, and including a power output shaft drivingly coupled with a generally cylindrical coupler which is drivingly coupled with a first sleeve. A first axle is coupled for rotation with the first sleeve, and a firs... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5222574 | Drive train for an articulated vehicle A vehicle includes front and rear sections which are pivotally connected to enable the rear section to articulate relative to the front section. A drive train connects a transmission on the front vehicle section to a differential on the rear vehicle secti... | 06/29/1993 |
| 4974697 | Independent wheel suspension system using thrust bearing constant velocity universal drive joints, bending and torsional motion resistance suspension members and a transversely pivotable differential An independent wheel suspension system having a differential with an output axis therethrough, the differential being coupled to a transverse support tube pivotable about a transverse axis therethrough and by an inboard constant velocity universal joint t... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4951777 | All-terrain vehicle axle assembly The present invention relates to an improved all-terrain vehicle axle assembly allowing lateral movement of the axle while allowing the axle to rotate. The axle has a central elongated tooth portion which meshes with an arrower outer gear carried by a bea... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4819755 | Telescoping drive shaft having lubricating passage A telescoping drive shaft comprising a first drive shaft element which telescopingly receives a second drive shaft element which is provided with lubricating passages. Lubricating grease held in the first drive shaft element can be directed through the lu... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4778026 | Propeller shaft A propeller shaft in a motor vehicle includes a plurality of shaft members and a plurality of joints operatively coupled between the shaft members, between the engine of the motor vehicle and one of the shaft members, and between a differential coupled to... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4697662 | Driven axle for commercial vehicles An axle for commerical vehicles with wheels which are independently guided is provided which enables double-jointed universal shafts to be used. The intersection of the axes of the wheel guides is at a distance from the articulation of the wheel shaft on ... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4669571 | Independent wheel suspension system using thrust bearing constant velocity universal drive joints as suspension members in combination with a single prop shaft joint and a transversely pivotable differential An independent wheel suspension system having a transverse support tube rotatably supported by the side frame members of a vehicle frame to allow relative motion with respect thereto about a first transverse axis, a differential pivotably supported by the... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4596299 | Independent wheel suspension system using constant velocity universal joints in combination with a single prop shaft joint and mounted differentials An independent wheel suspension system having a transverse support member attached between the side frame members of a vehicle frame, a semi-trailing arm having a wheel end coupled to the wheel assembly and a pair of spaced-apart support sections pivotabl... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4540061 | Drive arrangement for three wheeled vehicles A three wheeled shaft driven off the road vehicle having an improved driving arrangement. The driving arrangement includes an overload release coupling that is positioned between the driven gear and a drive shaft that drives the rear wheels so as to minim... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4476950 | Drive assembly for vehicle wheel A drive assembly for the wheel of a motor vehicle having an independent wheel suspension wherein the wheel is connected to a drive source by means of a pair of universal joints connected between the drive source and the wheel transmitting torque therebetw... | 10/16/1984 |
| 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 |
| 4331210 | Live spindle vehicle drive wheel assembly with axially moveable axle An assembly maintenance tube maintains a live spindle mounted within a bore of a vehicle mounting component. The maintenance tube has a central aperture for receiving in a spaced relationship a drivable axle. The axle is drivingly connected to the live sp... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4232756 | Motor-vehicle drive-shaft assembly A drive shaft of a motor vehicle has a pair of coaxial input and output shaft stubs having their confronting ends provided with radially outwardly extending flanges. A circumferentially corrugated sheet-steel tube of substantially greater diameter than th... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4206661 | Drive mechanism for a motor vehicle There is provided a resilient connection between an engine and a transmission housing, of a vehicle of the open frame type, for dampening engine generated noise which is transmitted to the frame via the transmission housing. The resilient connection compr... | 06/10/1980 |
| 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 |
| 3944011 | Supporting the driven wheel hub of a motor vehicle The driven wheel hub of a motor vehicle is driven by a rotating axle through a homokinetic joint having an inner driving member secured to the axle and an outer driven member. An axial-radial bearing having an outer race ring secured to the vehicle chassi... | 03/16/1976 |
