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US 12,233,680 B2Granted
Suspension and off-road vehicle
AssigneeKawasaki Motors, Ltd.
InventorsTatsuya Hatanaka, Takashi Hisamura
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Abstract
A suspension 4 includes a suspension arm 41 that couples a knuckle 3 to a vehicle body frame 1 and swings relative to the vehicle body frame 1. The suspension arm 41 has a curve 8 to avoid contact with other components. The curve 8 is positioned closer to the vehicle body frame 1 with respect to the center of the suspension arm 41 in a longitudinal direction thereof.
Claims17
A suspension comprising:
- a suspension arm that couples a knuckle to a vehicle body frame and swings relative to the vehicle body frame;
- and
- a shock absorber attached to the suspension arm,
- wherein:
- the suspension arm has a curve which curves in an upwardly raised shape to avoid contact with another component,
- the another component is on an inside of the curve, and
- the suspension arm is coupled to the vehicle body frame at the curve,
- wherein the suspension arm extends downward diagonally at all portions thereof from the vehicle body frame to the knuckle.
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An off-road vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body frame;
- a front wheel:
- a knuckle that supports the front wheel;
- a suspension that couples the knuckle to the vehicle body frame, the suspension including a suspension arm that couples the knuckle to the vehicle body frame and swings relative to the vehicle body frame;
- and
- a shock absorber attached to the suspension arm,
- wherein:
- the suspension arm has a curve which curves in an upwardly raised shape to avoid contact with another component,
- the another component is on an inside of the curve, and
- the suspension arm is coupled to the vehicle body frame at the curve,
- wherein the suspension arm extends downward diagonally at all portions thereof from the vehicle body frame to the knuckle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.