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US 10,800,224 B2Granted
Frame and suspension assembly for a vehicle and vehicle having same
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsDaniel T. Sellars, Dustin M. Schroeder, Dakota D. Kirtland
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Abstract
A frame and suspension assembly for a vehicle can include a pair of frame members configured to support a load input thereto, a final drive structure connected to each of the frame members such that the final drive assembly is configured to input a load to the frame members, and a stabilizer bar mounted to each of the frame members and extending in a traverse direction of the vehicle over a top of the final drive structure.
Claims13
A frame and suspension assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- a pair of frame members configured to support a load input thereto;
- a final drive structure connected to each of the frame members such that the final drive assembly is configured to input a load to the frame members;
- a stabilizer bar mounted to each of the frame members and extending in a transverse direction of the vehicle over a top of the final drive structure;
- a main frame assembly defining a passenger compartment and connected to each of the frame members such that the frame members extend from the main frame assembly and toward the final drive structure along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle;
- a lower frame member spaced away from and below the frame members in a vertical direction of the vehicle, and connected to each of the final drive structure and the main frame assembly;
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- a pair of suspension members, each of the suspension members is pivotally connected to the main frame assembly and connected to the stabilizer bar.
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An all-terrain vehicle comprising:
- a frame assembly including,
- a main frame assembly defining a passenger compartment,
- a front frame assembly connected to a front end of the main frame assembly, and
- a rear frame assembly connected to a rear end of the main frame assembly such that the main frame assembly is located between the front frame assembly and the rear frame assembly, the rear frame assembly including,
- a pair of frame members connected to the main frame assembly such that the frame members are spaced apart from each other in a transverse direction of the vehicle,
- a final drive assembly mounted on the rear frame assembly, connected to each of the frame members, and configured to be driven by a power source;
- a stabilizer bar connected to each of the frame members and extending in the transverse direction of the vehicle over a top of the final drive assembly;
- a pair of stabilizer mounting brackets, each of the stabilizer mounting brackets is connected to a respective one of the frame members;
- an exhaust gas muffler mounted on the rear frame assembly, and extending adjacent to the stabilizer bar;
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- a pair of heat shields, each of the heat shields is mounted between the exhaust gas muffler and a respective one of the stabilizer mounting brackets.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.