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 (SxS 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.
Claims19
A spindle for a snow vehicle, the spindle comprising:
- a base including a ski mount defining an axis of rotation;
- an upper control arm mount securable to an upper control arm of the snow vehicle;
- a lower control arm mount securable to a lower control arm of the snow vehicle;
- a spindle body extending between the base, the lower control arm mount, and the upper control arm mount;
- and
- a steering axis extending through the upper control arm mount, the lower control arm mount, and the ski mount,
- wherein the steering axis extends along a vertical plane, wherein a centerpoint of the ski mount is positioned outboard of the vertical plane.
A spindle for a snow vehicle, the spindle comprising:
- a lower control arm mount securable to a lower control arm of the snow vehicle;
- an upper control arm mount securable to an upper control arm of the snow vehicle, the upper control arm mount positioned a first length from the lower control arm mount;
- a tie rod mount securable to a tie rod of the snow vehicle, the tie rod mount positioned a second length from the lower control arm mount;
- a base including a ski mount defining an axis of rotation, the base positioned a third length from the lower control arm mount;
- and
- a spindle body extending between the base, the lower control arm mount, the tie rod mount, and the upper control arm mount,
- wherein the tie rod mount is positioned outboard from the centerpoint of the ski mount.
A spindle for a snow vehicle, the spindle comprising:
- a lower control arm mount securable to a lower control arm of the snow vehicle;
- an upper control arm mount securable to an upper control arm of the snow vehicle, the upper control arm mount positioned a first height from the lower control arm mount;
- a tie rod mount securable to a tie rod of the snow vehicle, the tie rod mount positioned a third height from the lower control arm mount;
- a base including a ski mount defining an axis of rotation, the base positioned a second height from the lower control arm mount;
- and
- a spindle body extending between the base, the lower control arm mount, the tie rod mount, and the upper control arm mount,
- wherein the tie rod mount is positioned outboard from the centerpoint of the ski mount.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.