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US 10,118,477 B2Granted
Hybrid utility vehicle
AssigneePolaris Industries Inc.
InventorsEric J. Borud, Christopher P. Matko, David F. Buehler, Brian L. Van Batavia, Benjamin Marco Comana
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Abstract
A hybrid vehicle may be a series hybrid or a parallel hybrid vehicle. One embodiment of a parallel hybrid vehicle includes an engine, a transmission coupled to the engine, a front drive coupled to the transmission through a prop shaft, a rear drive coupled to the transmission, a traction motor drivingly coupled to the prop shaft, and a battery to operate the traction motor.
Claims17
A parallel hybrid power train for a vehicle, comprising:
- an engine;
- a transmission coupled to the engine;
- a front drive coupled to the transmission through a prop shaft;
- a rear drive coupled to the transmission;
- a traction motor being drivingly coupled to the front drive and being drivingly coupled to the transmission through the prop shaft, and the traction motor being spaced apart from the prop shaft;
- a bi-directional clutch between the prop shaft and the front drive;
- and
- a battery to operate the traction motor.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a frame assembly;
- an operator area including at least an operator seat and a passenger seat supported on the frame assembly;
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- a driveline assembly including:
- an engine supported on the frame assembly;
- a transmission operably coupled to the engine;
- a front drive operably coupled to the transmission through a prop shaft;
- a rear drive operably coupled to the transmission;
- a traction motor operably coupled to the prop shaft and positioned laterally intermediate the operator seat and the passenger seat;
- and
- a battery configured to operate the traction motor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.