Patent ID: 7695074
Filing Date: 2010-04-13
Classification: B60T,B62L

Abstract:
1. An all terrain vehicle including an engine supported by a frame, front and rear axles supported by the frame, a transmission configured to transmit power from the engine to the at least one of the axles, and a braking system configured to stop the all terrain vehicle, the braking system including: a front brake assembly operably coupled to the front axle, the front brake assembly including a first input; a rear brake assembly operably coupled to the rear axle, the rear brake assembly including first and second inputs; first and second hydraulic master cylinders configured to develop hydraulic pressure to actuate at least one of the front and rear brake assemblies to slow the all terrain vehicle, the second hydraulic master cylinder in direct communication with the second input of the rear brake assembly; and a distribution block including a body defining a cavity and a piston movably received within the cavity, a first inlet in communication with the cavity and the first hydraulic master cylinder, a second inlet in communication with the cavity and the second hydraulic master cylinder, a first outlet in communication with the cavity and the first input of the front brake assembly, and a second outlet in communication with the cavity and the first input of the rear brake assembly, wherein the piston has a first position within the cavity such that hydraulic pressure received from the first master cylinder at the first inlet causes hydraulic pressure at the first and second outlets to actuate the front and rear brake assemblies, and the piston has a second position within the cavity such that hydraulic pressure received from the second master cylinder at the second inlet causes hydraulic pressure at the first outlet to actuate the front brake assembly.