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US 12,179,545 B2Granted
Spindle for a recreational vehicle
AssigneeArctic Cat Inc.
InventorsJacob Tyler Crosby, Nathan Lee Blomker
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a recreational vehicle spindle for use with a snowmobile, a snow bike, all-terrain vehicle (ATV), or a side by side vehicle (S×S or UTV). The spindle includes a body with one or more mounts for securing a suspension component and a ground engaging member thereto. The body of the spindle may include one or more of a window, a recess, a leading edge, a triangular cross-sectional shape, an integrated steering stop, and an outboard side that includes a flat surface.
Claims22
A spindle comprising:
- a base defining a ski mount;
- an upper control arm mount;
- a body extending between the base and the upper control arm mount, the body including an outboard side comprising a substantially flat surface, wherein an outboard side of the body is angled inboard from the flat surface to the upper control arm mount, and the outboard side of the body is angled inboard from the flat surface to the base;
- and
- a lower control arm mount positioned on the body between the base and the upper control arm mount,
- wherein a first portion of the body comprises a leading edge defined by an intersection of an inboard side of the body and the outboard side, wherein a first line extends continuously across the body from the inboard side to the outboard side, and a second line extends orthogonally from the first line and through the leading edge of the first portion, wherein the second line extends in an outboard direction from the leading edge and a longitudinal axis of the base, and wherein the leading edge is positioned above the flat surface.
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A spindle comprising:
- a base including a ski mount defining an axis of rotation;
- an upper control arm mount;
- a lower control arm mount;
- and
- a body defining a leading edge extending between the base and the upper control arm mount,
- wherein a first portion of the leading edge extending from the base to adjacent the lower control arm mount extends along a first line that intersects a horizontal plane extending through the ski mount axis of rotation forward of the ski mount axis of rotation, wherein a second portion of the leading edge extending from a point on the body between the lower control arm mount and the upper control arm mount extends along a second line that intersects a horizontal plane rearward of the ski mount axis of rotation.
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A spindle comprising:
- a base defining a ski mount;
- an upper control arm mount including a threaded chamber, the threaded chamber configured to removably secure a fastener;
- a body extending between the base and the upper control arm mount, wherein the body defines the upper control arm mount and an opening to the threaded chamber;
- and
- a lower control arm mount positioned on the body between the base and the upper control arm mount,
- wherein at least a first portion of the body between the base and the upper control arm mount is substantially v-shaped, wherein the v-shape is defined by an intersection of an inboard side and an outboard side of the body, and wherein a vertex of the v-shape defines a leading edge of the body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.