Utility vehicle

摘要

A vehicle is described herein having a rear drive mounted to a sub-frame where the sub-frame is movable relative to the frame, and where a suspension is movable relative to the sub-frame. Thus the vertical travel of the wheels is a combination of the vertical travel of the wheels relative to the sub-frame and the vertical travel of the sub-frame relative to the frame. The sub-frame could in the front or the rear, or both.

主权项

1. A vehicle, comprising:
a frame having a left suspension attachment point and a right suspension attachment point; ground engaging members supporting the frame; a propulsion unit supported by the frame; a sub-frame pivotably coupled to the frame; a final drive drivingly coupled to the propulsion unit, and supported by the sub-frame; right and left suspension assemblies coupling the ground engaging assemblies to the frame independent of each other; the right suspension attachment point providing a point on the frame that couples the right suspension assembly to the frame separately and independently from the left suspension assembly, the left suspension attachment point providing a point on the frame that couples the left suspension assembly to the frame separately and independently from the right suspension assembly; and drive members coupling the rear drive to the ground engaging members.