Patent ID: 6315071
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: B62K,B62M

Abstract:
A wheel support structure for a vehicle, comprising:a swingarm operatively attached to the vehicle, said swingarm having two arm members and an adjuster member attached to each arm member, respectively;a hollow axle shaft connected to said swingarm at essentially a distal end thereof, said hallow axle shaft in contact with each adjuster member; anda wheel rotatably supported via said axle shaft, said wheel having a wheel hub through which said axle shaft passes,wherein said axle shaft is constituted by a head section and a base section, said head section having a cross-sectional thickness greater than a cross-sectional thickness of said base section, said head section is positioned on a chain side of the vehicle, said each adjuster member includes an adjust collar member through which said axle shaft passes, and said each adjuster member is adjustable using a moveable screw associated with said each adjuster member, each moveable screw being in contact with said adjust collar member of each adjuster member, respectively, whereby actuation of either of said each movable screw initiates movement of said axle shaft via a respective adjuster member.