Electric off-road wheeled vehicle
AssigneeConsortium De Recherche Brp—Universite De Sherbrooke S.E.N.C.
InventorsDavid MONFETTE, Roger RIOUX, Marc GAGNON
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Abstract
A method of shutting down an off-road vehicle is provided. The vehicle includes two rear wheels, two front wheels, a motor selectively operatively connected to the wheels, a front driveshaft selectively connected to the motor to selectively drive the two front wheels, and a rear driveshaft connected to the motor to drive the two rear wheels. The method includes: interrupting operation of the motor; and automatically operatively connecting the front driveshaft to the motor once the operation of the motor has been interrupted.
Claims8
A method of shutting down an off-road vehicle, the vehicle including two rear wheels, two front wheels, a motor selectively operatively connected to the wheels, a front driveshaft selectively connected to the motor to selectively drive the two front wheels, and a rear driveshaft connected to the motor to drive the two rear wheels, the method comprising:
- interrupting operation of the motor;
- and
- automatically operatively connecting the front driveshaft to the motor once the operation of the motor has been interrupted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.