Six-wheeled motor vehicle

A six-wheeled motor vehicle has a pair of front wheels, a pair of middle wheels and a pair of rear wheels. These six wheels are supported on a frame and driven by an engine. The vehicle has the arrangement in which the engine is disposed between the axles of the middle wheel and the rear wheel, or, in a second embodiment, between the axles of the front wheel and the middle wheel. A footrest is disposed between the front wheel and the middle wheel in the first embodiment, and between the middle wheel and the rear wheel in the second embodiment. Due to this arrangement, the load on each wheel is substantially equalized with each other.

six-wheeled motor vehicle

Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a six-wheeled motor vehicle, and more particularly, to a six-wheeled motor vehicle suitable for off-road running.

Description of the Relevant Art

Recently, there are an increasing number of people who take pleasure from running off road by a motocross cycle or a buggy car. Such people would love to run on ground of even worse condition than heretofore possible and have been longing for a vehicle which enables running on such ground.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle having good drivability upon running on ground of extremely bad condition.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a vehicle having six wheels, the arrangement of which is such that the load supported by one wheel is generally equal with the load supported by another wheel.

It is further object of the present invention to provide a six-wheeled vehicle, wherein a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels are supported by swinging arms so that sufficient drivability is obtained by using a more simple structure for the wheel suspension.

According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the six-wheeled motor vehicle comprises a frame, a pair of front wheels provided with front axles, a pair of rear wheels provided with rear axles, a pair of middle wheels provided with middle axles and disposed between the front wheels and the rear wheels, support means for supporting the front, middle and rear wheels on the frame, drive means for driving the front, middle and rear wheels, the drive means including an engine mounted on the frame, a pair of footrests, and steering means. The engine is disposed between the middle axles and the rear axles, and adjacent the middle axles. The footrests are disposed between the front wheels and the middle wheels.

According to an alternate embodiment of the present invention, the six-wheeled motor vehicle comprises a frame, a pair of front wheels provided with front axles, a pair of rear wheels provided with rear axles, a pair of middle wheels provided with middle axles and disposed between the front wheels and the rear wheels, support means for supporting the front, middle and rear wheels on the frame, drive means for driving the front, middle and rear wheels, the drive means including an engine mounted on the frame between the front axles and the middle axles adjacent the middle axles, a pair of footrests and steering means. The footrests are disposed between the middle wheels and the rear wheels.

The above and further objects, details and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred alternate embodiments thereof, when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawing.

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