Patent · US Expired

Off-road vehicle

US4836325A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 23, 1987
Grant dateJun 6, 1989
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 23, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62L3/023
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An off-road vehicle has a hydraulic brake operating assembly mounted on a steering handle. The steering handle has a base, a rectangular handle portion integral with the base, and a cover covering the base. The brake operating assembly has a brake oil reservoir, two brake levers pivotally supported on lateral sides of the handle portion for braking front and rear wheels, respectively, and two brake master cylinders communicating with the brake oil reservoir through hoses and responsive to operation of the brake levers for generating hydraulic pressure. The brake oil reservoir is centrally fixedly mounted on the rectangular handle portion. The brake master cylinders are fixedly mounted respectively on the lateral sides of the handle portion.

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