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US 12,358,367 B2Granted
Off road vehicle
AssigneeArctic Cat Inc.
InventorsBrian Harris, Todd MacDonald, Cody Kallock, Derek Sorenson, Dustin Keller
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Abstract
An off-road vehicle includes a frame, a front suspension, and a rear suspension. In some examples of the off-road vehicle, the rear suspension includes trailing arms with are pivotally attached to the frame rearward of an operator area. Further, the frame can include a front subframe assembly and a rear subframe assembly which are easily removable from the main frame of the vehicle to permit access to various components of the off-road vehicle.
Claims20
An off-road vehicle comprising:
- a main frame;
- a front suspension pivotably coupled to the main frame;
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- a rear suspension pivotably coupled to the main frame, the rear suspension comprising a first trailing arm and a second trailing arm, the first and second trailing arms being generally parallel to one another, the first trailing arm being above the second trailing arm, wherein the first trailing arm has a greater cross-sectional area than the second trailing arm, wherein a rear spring/shock is coupled to the first trailing arm along a line extending between a center of a wheel hub coupled to the first trailing arm and a frame attachment location at which the first trailing arm is coupled to the main frame, and wherein the first and second trailing arms are configured to move along an arc.
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An off-road vehicle comprising:
- a main frame;
- a front suspension pivotably coupled to the main frame;
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- a rear suspension pivotably coupled to the main frame, the rear suspension comprising a first trailing arm and a second trailing arm, the first and second trailing arms being generally parallel to one another, the first trailing arm being above the second trailing arm, wherein the first trailing arm has a greater cross-sectional area than the second trailing arm, wherein the first and second trailing arms are configured to move along an arc.
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