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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2019
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Shizuoka, JP;
Todd A. Booth, Newnan, GA (US);
Keith E. Kotrla, Magnolia, TX (US);
Louis R. Doucette, Acworth, GA (US);
Craig S. Letourneau, Senoia, GA (US);
Thomas Teribury, Senoia, GA (US);
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Shizuoka, JP;
Abstract
A recreational off-highway vehicle includes a vehicle frame, least one front wheel, a pair of rear wheels, a pair of rear suspensions, a rear differential and a motor. The rear suspensions connect the rear wheels to the vehicle frame. The rear differential connects to the rear wheels. The motor is connected to the rear differential to drive the rear wheels. Each rear suspensions includes a trailing arm, a floating rear knuckle, a shock absorber and a plurality of control links. The trailing arm has a front end pivotally connected to the vehicle frame. The floating rear knuckle is pivotally connected to a rear end of the trailing arm. The shock absorber is coupled between the vehicle frame and the trailing arm. The control links have first ends movably supporting the floating rear knuckle and second ends pivotally connected to the vehicle frame forward of the rear differential.