Patent ID: 6283254
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: B62M,F16D

Abstract:
A braking device for a snow vehicle in particular of the snowbike type, comprising:a front steering assembly comprising at least one steering column secured to at least one ski, and articulated in rotation around a spindle,a rear support assembly, equipped with at least one driving caterpillar track,at least one mobile braking element associated with said front steering assembly,control means for operating said mobile braking element between a rest position and an active braking position protruding out under the sliding surface of the ski in a middle zone situated appreciably at the level of said spindle between the steering column and the ski, andan elastic mechanism that allows said braking element to retract towards said rest position when the braking element hits a hard object, and then revert to the active braking position without the driver having to use said control means.