Patent ID: 8459671

Claim:
An all terrain vehicle comprising: a body frame; a power generation engine which is attached to the body frame for generating power; a transmission system for transmitting output generated in the power generation engine; a final reduction gear attached to the body frame for decelerating the power transmitted by the transmission system; a drive shaft extending in a direction of a width of the vehicle for transmitting the power from the final reduction gear to a wheel; a strut damper an upper end of which is coupled to the body frame and extends downwardly; a knuckle supporting member extending downwardly from a lower part of the strut damper; a lower arm extending in a width direction of the vehicle for coupling a lower part of the knuckle supporting member to the body frame; a knuckle attached to the knuckle supporting member rotatably around a king pin axis for supporting the wheel; a tie rod extending in the width direction of the vehicle for rotating the knuckle around the king pin axis; and a steering shaft turnably supported by the body frame for reciprocating the tie rod, wherein the final reduction gear is arranged in the center in the width direction of the vehicle; a coupling part of the steering shaft and the tie rod are arranged on the upside of the final reduction gear; the tie rod is arranged substantially in parallel with the lower arm; the king pin axis is inclined with its upper part approaching the center of vehicle width; and a tie rod supporting part formed in an upper part of the knuckle so as to couple the knuckle to the tie rod is provided in an area between a lateral line passing an inner side of the wheel and the king pin axis in a front view of the vehicle in a non-steering state, wherein either of the knuckle supporting member or the tie rod supporting part is arranged in front of the drive shaft in a side view of the vehicle and the other is arranged at the back of the drive shaft; and a caliper supporting part for supporting a brake caliper for braking the wheel is formed in the knuckle in a position on the downside of the tie rod supporting part.