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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2004
Kazuhiko Izumi, Iwata, JP;
Kazuhiko Izumi, Iwata, JP;
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Abstract
An off-road vehicle has front and rear wheels. An engine unit powers the wheels. The engine unit has an output shaft. A front differential is coupled with the front wheels. The front differential has a front input shaft. A front drive connects the output shaft and the front input shaft with each other. The front differential can operate in one of three modes: an unlocked mode, a locked mode and a disabled mode. A rear differential is coupled with the rear wheels. The rear differential mechanism has a rear input shaft. A rear drive connects the output shaft and the rear input shaft. The rear differential can operated in at least two modes: an unlocked mode and a locked mode. In one embodiment, the front differential is allowed to be locked only when the rear differential is locked.
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