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US 12,194,845 B2Granted
Side-by-side vehicle
AssigneePolaris Industries Inc.
InventorsBrian M. Safranski, Robbi L. Peterson, Richard L. Sunsdahl, Aaron D. Deckard, Louis J. Brady
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Abstract
A vehicle may include a CVT unit or a power source which requires ambient air. An air inlet for an air intake system coupled to the CVT unit or the power source which requires ambient air may be provided in a side of a cargo carrying portion of the vehicle. The vehicle may include a rear radius arm suspension.
Claims14
A vehicle comprising:
- a frame extending along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle;
- a cargo portion supported by the frame, the cargo portion comprising a front wall;
- a seat connected to the frame, the seat having a seat bottom and a seat back;
- at least one ground engaging member operatively connected to the frame;
- an internal combustion engine connected to the frame, the internal combustion engine being operatively connected to at least one of the at least one ground engaging member;
- and
- an air intake assembly having at least one air intake assembly inlet and at least one air intake assembly aperture, the air intake assembly comprising a housing fluidly coupled with the at least one air intake assembly inlet, a filter positioned within the housing, and a cover coupled to the housing,
- the at least one air intake assembly aperture fluidly communicating with at least one air intake port of the engine,
- the at least one air intake assembly inlet being disposed rearward of the seat back and being at least partially aligned vertically with the seat back;
- and
- at least a portion of the air intake assembly inlet is longitudinally spaced between a rearward extent of the seat back and the front wall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.