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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2007
Applicants:
Donald Wieber, Morristown, TN (US);
Koji Irikura, Morristown, TN (US);
Masaru Iida, Amagasaki, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kanzaki Kokyukoki Mfg. Co., Ltd., Hyogo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 13/74 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A supplemental brake system of a zero turn vehicle has a prime mover, a brake pedal, a pair of axles, and a pair of transaxles driven by the prime mover so as to drive the respective axles. The transaxles include respective brakes for braking the respective axles according to depression of the brake pedal. Also included are supplemental braking means for stopping transmission of power from the prime mover to the pair of transaxles according to depression of the brake pedal.