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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022
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, at least one front wheel, a pair of rear wheels, a solid rear axle, a pair of trailing arms, a rear differential and a motor. The solid rear axle rotatably supports the rear wheels at its opposite ends. Each of the trailing arms is pivotally connected to the vehicle frame and the solid rear axle. A shock absorber is coupled between the vehicle frame and each of the trailing arms. The rear differential is supported on the solid rear axle and connected to the rear wheels. The transmission has a propeller shaft connected to the rear differential to drive the rear wheels. The motor is connected operatively to the transmission. The propeller shaft includes first and second drive sections that articulates relative to each other. The second drive section is connected to the rear differential.