Off-road recreational vehicle
AssigneeArctic Cat Inc.
InventorKyle Douglas Olason
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Abstract
Embodiments relate to an off-road vehicle comprising a frame, including at a frame, a passenger compartment, a driveline that includes at least a drive system and a driven system, and a constant velocity (CV) joint for coupling the driven system to the drive system. The CV joint includes a housing, a coupling shaft, a detent, a plunge pin and an actuation pin, wherein the actuation pin has a first end that is accessible via an aperture in the housing, wherein actuation of the actuation pin determines whether the plunge pin is in the first position or the second position.
Claims20
An off-road vehicle comprising:
- a frame;
- a passenger compartment;
- a driveline that includes at least a drive system and a driven system;
- a constant velocity (CV) joint coupled to the drive system and the driven system, wherein the CV-joint comprises:
- a housing having a first end for engaging a driven shaft and a second end opposite the first end;
- a coupling shaft located at the second end of the housing, the coupling shaft configured for engagement with the drive system;
- a detent extending to an outer periphery of the coupling shaft and configured to maintain engagement between the coupling shaft and the drive system;
- a plunge pin disposed at least partially within the coupling shaft and movable relative thereto, the plunge pin having a first position that maintains the detent in an engaged position with the drive system and a second position in which the plunge pin is moved away from the first end of the housing to permit disengagement of the detent with the drive system;
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- an actuation pin located adjacent to the plunge pin and extending in a direction non-parallel to the plunge pin, wherein the actuation pin has a first end that is accessible via an aperture in the housing, wherein actuation of the actuation pin determines whether the plunge pin is in the first position or the second position.
A constant velocity joint comprising:
- a housing having a first end for engaging a driven shaft and a second end opposite the first end;
- a coupling shaft located at the second end of the housing, the coupling shaft configured for engagement with a drive system;
- a detent extending to an outer periphery of the coupling shaft and configured to maintain engagement between the coupling shaft and the drive system during operation;
- a plunge pin disposed at least partially within the coupling shaft and movable relative thereto, the plunge pin having a first position that maintains the detent in an engaged position with the drive system and a second position in which the plunge pin is moved away from the first end of the housing to permit disengagement of the detent with the drive system;
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- an actuation pin located adjacent to the plunge pin and extending in a direction non-parallel to the plunge pin, wherein the actuation pin has a first end that is accessible via an aperture in the housing, wherein actuation of the actuation pin determines whether the plunge pin is in the first position or the second position.
A constant velocity (CV) joint assembly comprising:
- a CV housing having a radially extending aperture and coupling shaft extending from the housing, the coupling shaft defining a hollow portion therein;
- a plunge pin extending within at least a portion of the hollow portion of the coupling shaft, the plunge pin having a first configuration and a second configuration in which the plunge pin is axially offset from the first configuration;
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- an actuation pin extending within the aperture, the actuation pin having a recessed portion, wherein at least a portion of the plunge pin is in contact with the actuation pin in both the first and second configurations and, in the first or second configuration at least a portion of the plunge pin is in contact with the recessed portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.