Patent ID: 7661689
Filing Date: 2010-02-16
Classification: B60G

Abstract:
1. An all terrain vehicle comprising: a vehicle frame including lower arms and upper arms for suspending front wheels, each of the lower arms including a first portion connected to the vehicle frame and a second portion connected to a front wheel, the first portion extending generally horizontally from the vehicle frame and the second portion extending obliquely downward from the first portion to the front wheel; drive shafts arranged between the lower arms and the upper arms and to convey drive power to the front wheels; and shock absorbers each having a lower end connected to an inclined portion of the second portion of the lower arms and an upper end connected to the vehicle frame; wherein the shock absorbers are arranged in front of the upper arms in the vehicle travel direction; attachment brackets are joined to each of the lower arms in a range covering at least a portion of the inclined portion of the second portion and at least a portion of the first portion, and the lower ends of the shock absorbers are connected to the attachment brackets; and the lower end of each shock absorber is positioned lower than a top end of the first portion of each lower arm.