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US 8,464,816 B2Granted
All-terrain hostile environment vehicle
AssigneeCarsaf, LLC.
InventorBrian E. Carrier
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Abstract
A first chassis and second chassis hingedly connects to the first chassis, wherein each of the first and second chassis includes a plurality of wheels which are operably connected to a hydraulic motor. The hydraulic motor operably connects to an engine which is operably connected to the first chassis. A transmission pump operably interconnects the hydraulic motor and the engine and a flow divider operably interconnects the transmission pump and the hydraulic motor to regulate hydraulic flow to the hydraulic motor.
Claims26
An all-terrain vehicle, which includes:
- a first chassis and a second chassis hingedly connected to said first chassis to permit vertical oscillation between said first chassis and second chassis by way of a first set of side plate surfaces on a rear of said first chassis having an opening therein and a second pair of side plate surfaces on a front end of said second chassis having an opening therein, and wherein said openings are coaxially aligned to receive a bearing shaft therein and hingedly connect said chassis, each of said first and second chassis including a plurality of wheels which are each operably connected to a respective hydraulic motor;
- said hydraulic motors operably connected to an engine which is operably connected to said first chassis;
- a transmission pump operably interconnects said hydraulic motors and said engine;
- a flow divider operably interconnects said transmission pump and said hydraulic motor to regulate hydraulic flow, wherein said hydraulic motor, said flow divider, said transmission pump, and said engine are operably interconnected and hydraulic lines interconnect said hydraulic motor and said flow divider and a central control processor is operably connected to said flow divider to regulate and distribute flow in said hydraulic lines to each said wheel on an equalized basis.
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An all-terrain vehicle, which includes:
- a first chassis and a second chassis hingedly connected to said first chassis to permit vertical oscillation between said first chassis and second chassis by way of a first set of side plate surfaces on a rear of said first chassis having an opening therein and a second pair of side plate surfaces on a front end of said second chassis having an opening therein, and wherein said openings are coaxially aligned to receive a bearing shaft therein and hingedly connect said chassis, each of said first and second chassis including a plurality of wheels which are each operably connected to a respective hydraulic motor;
- said hydraulic motors operably connected to an engine which is operably connected to said first chassis;
- a transmission pump operably interconnects said hydraulic motors and said engine;
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- a flow divider operably interconnects said transmission pump and said hydraulic motor to regulate hydraulic flow to said hydraulic motor, wherein said hydraulic motor, said flow divider, said transmission pump, and said engine are operably interconnected and hydraulic lines interconnect said hydraulic motor and said flow divider;
- valves connected to said hydraulic lines and a processor operably connected to said hydraulic lines to detect a pressure differential change in said hydraulic lines and actuate said valves in response to said pressure differential change.
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An all-terrain vehicle, which includes:
- a first chassis and a second chassis hingedly connected to said first chassis, each of said first and second chassis including a plurality of wheels which are each operably connected to a respective hydraulic motor, wherein each of said hydraulic motors are operably connected to an engine which is operably connected to said first chassis;
- a transmission pump which operably interconnects said hydraulic motor and said engine;
- a flow divider operably interconnects said transmission pump and said hydraulic motors to regulate hydraulic flow to said hydraulic motors, wherein each of said hydraulic motors, said flow divider, and said transmission pump are operably interconnected via hydraulic lines;
- valves connected to said hydraulic lines;
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- a processor operably connected to said hydraulic lines to detect a pressure differential change in said hydraulic lines and actuate said valves in response to said pressure differential change.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.