公开(公告)号：US20030221879A1

公开(公告)日：2003-12-04

申请号：US10382380

申请日：2003-03-06

Applicant: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Inventor： Lee N. Bowers ,  Mark Kittel ,  Hidefumi Ishii

IPC: B62D055/00

CPC classification number: B62D55/104 ,  B60G5/00 ,  B62D55/00

Abstract: A half-track all-terrain vehicle having an independent suspension system that provides an improved vehicle ride and facilitates traversing obstacles. The vehicle includes a frame, a pair of beams that each holds front and rear wheels, and a suspension system extending between the each beam and the frame. The suspension system includes a plurality of cushions. The cushions are tuned such that forward cushions have a relatively greater suspension stroke than the rearward cushions and thereby permit the front wheels to engage the ground sequentially before the rear wheels when the vehicle goes over a step or drop off. The suspension system is further tuned to permit the vehicle to traverse an obstacle having a height that is slightly lower than the frame clearance by permitting the front wheels to lift vertically to a distance essentially equal to the frame clearance.

Abstract translation: 具有独立悬挂系统的半轨全地形车辆，提供改进的车辆行驶并且有助于穿越障碍物。 车辆包括框架，每个梁保持前轮和后轮以及在每个梁和框架之间延伸的悬架系统。 悬挂系统包括多个靠垫。 垫子被调节成使得前靠垫具有比后靠垫更大的悬挂行程，从而允许前轮在车辆经过台阶或下落时顺序地接合在后轮之前。 进一步调节悬架系统，以允许车辆垂直地升高到基本上等于车架间隙的距离，从而使车辆横过具有略低于车架间隙的高度的障碍物。