Off-road recreational vehicle
AssigneeArctic Cat Inc.
InventorsChadwick Allen Williams, Reid Dale Anderson, Thomas Robert Brausen, Brian Harris, Brian Eck
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Abstract
A utility vehicle including a frame, a body supported by the frame, a seating area supported by the frame, front and rear ground engaging members supporting the frame and the body, and a powertrain drivingly coupled to the front and rear ground engaging members. The powertrain includes a transmission and an engine having a plurality of cylinders. The engine includes an intake manifold, a throttle valve, and an exhaust. The intake manifold and throttle valve are positioned longitudinally forward of the plurality of cylinders and the exhaust is positioned longitudinally rearward of a forwardmost portion of the plurality of cylinders.
Claims20
A utility vehicle, comprising:
- a frame;
- a body supported by the frame;
- a seating area supported by the frame;
- front and rear ground engaging members supporting the frame and the body;
- and
- a powertrain drivingly coupled to the front and rear ground engaging members, the powertrain comprising:
- a transmission;
- and
- an engine having a plurality of cylinders, an intake manifold, a throttle valve, and an exhaust, wherein the intake manifold and throttle valve are positioned longitudinally intermediate a forwardmost point of the plurality of cylinders and the seating area, and the exhaust is positioned longitudinally rearward of the forwardmost point of the plurality of cylinders.
A utility vehicle, comprising:
- a frame;
- a body supported by the frame;
- a seating area supported by the frame;
- front and rear ground engaging members supporting the frame and the body;
- and
- a powertrain drivingly coupled to the front and rear ground engaging members, the powertrain comprising:
- a transmission;
- and
- an engine having at least three cylinders, the engine comprising an engine centerline, an intake, and an exhaust, wherein the intake is positioned longitudinally forward of the at least three cylinders and the exhaust is positioned longitudinally rearward of a forwardmost portion of the at least three cylinders and extends over at least a portion the transmission, and the exhaust comprises an exhaust port comprising a face, and the face extends non-parallel to the engine centerline.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.