Motor vehicle, or 'kart' with independent suspension on all four wheels, for off-highway use
This patent describes a motor vehicle intended for off-highway use comprising: a rigid chassis and cockpit structure supporting a driver seat; a pair of front steerable wheels and a pair of rear wheels, each wheel having a brake associated therewith; a pair of fully independent front and rear suspension links, each suspension link being pivotally connected to the chassis at one end for vertical movement with respect to the chassis and having a respective wheel rotatably mounted at the other end. The suspension links are overhung forward in the case of the two front steerable wheels and rearward in the case of the two rear wheels; an engine mounted on a rear portion of the chassis and having an output shaft disposed transversely of the chassis; a pair of independent transmission links connecting the output shaft to each of the rear wheels; an upright, arched frame located centrally and forward of the driver seat to which a steering means, including a steering wheel, a gearshift lever, and a clutch lever are mounted; means connecting the front steerable wheels to the steering wheel; a transverse bar, mounted to a forward portion of the chassis, having a front brake pedal, a rear brake pedal, and an accelerator pedal rotatably mounted thereon; and flexible cable means operatively connecting the front brake pedal to the brakes associated with the front steerable wheels and the rear brake pedal to the brakes associated with the rear wheels.
- Assignee:
- GO PRO S.r.l., Bologna
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4629023
- OSTI ID:
- 6974223
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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