Patent ID: 8561749

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: a frame; a seat coupled to the frame; left and right wheels; left and right drive shafts for transmitting power to the left and right wheels, respectively; an input shaft for transmitting power to the left and right drive shafts; a differential for receiving power from the input shaft and dividing the power between the left and right drive shafts, wherein the differential includes a housing assembly; and a speed sensor positioned through the housing assembly such that an inner end of the sensor is positioned inside the differential; wherein the housing assembly comprises at least two housing portions, wherein the speed sensor includes a left speed sensor for sensing a speed of the left wheel and a right speed sensor for sensing a speed of the right wheel, and wherein the at least two housing portions comprise a left housing and a right housing, and wherein both the left speed sensor and the right speed sensor are positioned in one of the left housing and the right housing.