Patent ID: 8327967

Claim:
An off-road vehicle comprising: a frame; a pair of front wheels connected to the frame through a front suspension and a pair of rear wheels connected to the frame through a rear suspension; at least one seat mounted on the frame for supporting a rider; a steering assembly disposed on the frame and operatively connected to the pair of front wheels for steering the vehicle; an engine disposed on the frame; a bevel gear assembly; a propeller shaft operatively connecting the engine with the bevel gear assembly; left and right half shafts connecting the bevel gear assembly to one of the pair of front wheels and the pair of rear wheels; and a driveline assembly unit operatively connecting the propeller shaft with the bevel gear assembly; the driveline assembly unit including: a main housing, a slip clutch torque limiting mechanism operatively connected to the propeller shaft, the slip clutch torque limiting mechanism including: an outer slip clutch member; an inner slip clutch member; drive discs and driven discs between the outer slip clutch member and the inner slip clutch member; and a biasing member adapted to apply pressure to drive discs and driven discs; a wet brake clutch assembly operatively connecting to the slip clutch torque limiting mechanism and the bevel gear assembly; the slip clutch torque limiting mechanism and the wet brake clutch assembly being housed within the main housing, the wet brake clutch assembly and the slip clutch torque limiting mechanism being operatively connected through the outer slip clutch member of the slip clutch torque limiting mechanism.