公开(公告)号：US06363812B1

公开(公告)日：2002-04-02

申请号：US09507015

申请日：2000-02-22

申请人： Takashi Yamamura

发明人： Takashi Yamamura

IPC分类号： B62D122

CPC分类号： B62J27/00 ,  B62M27/02 ,  Y10T74/20822

摘要： A snowmobile includes a mountain strap for allowing a rider to shift his or her weight on the snowmobile to a greater degree in order to improve the handling characteristics of the snowmobile when traversing steep terrain or turning tightly at elevated speeds. The snowmobile includes a steering assembly and a handlebar connected to the steering assembly. The handlebar includes a central mounting portion, upright portions extending generally upwardly from each side of the central mounting portion, grip portions extending generally outwardly from the upright portions, and curved portions formed between the upright portions and grip portions. A mountain strap is provided comprising a core member having first and second ends which extend around the handlebar and are connected to the core member to form loop portions. The loop portions are positioned at the curved portions of the handlebar.

摘要翻译： 雪地摩托车包括一个山地带，用于允许骑手在雪地车上更大程度地移动他或她的重量，以便在穿越陡峭的地形或者以高速转动时提高雪地车的操纵特性。 雪地车包括转向组件和连接到转向组件的把手。 把手包括中心安装部分，从中央安装部分的每一侧大致向上延伸的直立部分，从直立部分大致向外延伸的夹持部分和形成在直立部分和抓握部分之间的弯曲部分。 提供了一种山带，其包括具有围绕车把延伸的第一和第二端的芯构件，并且连接到芯构件以形成环部分。 环部分位于车把的弯曲部分。

公开(公告)号：US06276476B1

公开(公告)日：2001-08-21

申请号：US09529044

申请日：2000-04-05

申请人： Joseph J. Farwell ,  Robert J. Haverstick ,  Lee A. Williams ,  Derek R. Scheetz ,  Bruce C. Noah ,  John A. Budzik ,  Robert W. Hammond

发明人： Joseph J. Farwell ,  Robert J. Haverstick ,  Lee A. Williams ,  Derek R. Scheetz ,  Bruce C. Noah ,  John A. Budzik ,  Robert W. Hammond

IPC分类号： B62D122

CPC分类号： B62D1/22

摘要： A right-hand drive vehicle steering system (10) that may be factory built or converted from a left-hand drive steering system or vice versa. The method of conversion begins with the removal of the left-hand drive steering components. A left-hand drive designed steering gear is engaged to an adapter bracket (50). The adapter bracket allows the orientation of the left-hand drive designed steering gear to remain the same in a right-hand drive installation as when installed in the left-hand drive. As a result, the pitman arm (18) that directs the wheel direction of steering and is outboard of the steering gear for left-hand drive applications, is inboard of the steering gear for right-hand drive applications. The adapter bracket allows displacement of the steering column and associated steering equipment to further outboard in the right-hand drive system relative to the outboard position in left-hand drive applications. The adapter bracket allows pitman arm operation through an operating slot (51) in spite of the location of the pitman arm between the steering gear and the frame rail (103). The adapter bracket and steering gear are mounted to the frame rail. The pitman arm is pivotably connected to a drag link (19) that in turn is pivotably connected to a steering arm (20). The steering arm is secured to the spindle (14) of the right side wheel to allow control movement of the right side wheel. The steering gear is engaged for operation to a driver steering wheel (21) through and intermediate steering shaft (22).

摘要翻译： 可以从左驾驶转向系统工厂制造或转换的右驾驶车辆转向系统（10），反之亦然。 转换方法开始于左手驱动转向组件的拆除。 左转驱动设计的舵机与适配器支架（50）接合。 适配器支架允许左侧驱动器设计的舵机的方向在右侧驱动器安装中保持不变，就像安装在左侧驱动器中时一样。 结果，引导转向车轮方向并且用于左转驱动应用的舵机外侧的舵手臂（18）在用于右驾驶应用的舵机内侧。 适配器支架允许转向柱和相关转向设备相对于左侧驱动应用中的外侧位置在右侧驱动系统中进一步向外移动。 适配器支架允许通过操作槽（51）进行舵手操作，尽管舵手臂位于舵机和框架轨道（103）之间。 适配器支架和舵机安装在框架导轨上。 俯卧撑臂可枢转地连接到牵引连杆（19），牵引杆（19）又可枢转地连接到转向臂（20）。 转向臂固定在右侧轮的主轴（14）上，以允许右侧轮的控制运动。 转向齿轮通过中间转向轴（22）接合以操作到驾驶员方向盘（21）。