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US 12,503,200 B2Granted
Recoil housing, engine assembly, and method of assembling engine assembly
AssigneeArctic Cat Inc.
InventorsBenjamin Taylor Langaas, Derek Sorenson
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Abstract
Embodiments include a recoil housing for an engine in a vehicle. The recoil housing includes a housing portion having one or more engine fastening features, an arm integrated with the housing portion, and a mounting portion integrated with the arm. The mounting portion includes one or more mounting portion features.
Claims20
A recoil housing for an engine in a vehicle, comprising:
- a housing portion including one or more first apertures,
- the housing portion configured to at least partially house a crankcase of the engine;
- an arm, integrated with the housing portion;
- and
- a mounting portion integrated with the arm;
- wherein the mounting portion includes one or more second apertures,
- wherein the arm is configured to secure to a frame mount feature on the vehicle.
4 more elements
A snowmobile comprising:
- an engine mounted on a chassis, the engine including a crankcase;
- and
- a recoil housing with a fiber reinforced polymer body including:
- a housing portion in contact with the engine, wherein the housing portion includes one or more first apertures,
- an arm, integrated with the housing portion;
- and
- a mounting portion integrated with the arm;
- wherein the mounting portion includes one or more second apertures,
- wherein the arm is configured to secure to a frame mount feature on the vehicle,
- the frame mount feature located rearward from the crankcase.
7 more elements
A snowmobile comprising:
- an engine mounted on a chassis;
- a clutch guard secured to both the chassis and the engine;
- and
- a single-piece construction recoil housing on an opposite side of the engine from the clutch guard, the single-piece construction recoil housing including:
- a housing portion in contact with the engine, wherein the housing portion includes one or more first apertures,
- an arm, integrated with the housing portion and extending rearward of the housing portion;
- and
- a mounting portion integrated with the arm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.