Off-road vehicle
AssigneePolaris Industries Inc.
InventorsLee M. Clark, Owen J. Dickinson, Aaron D. Deckard, Evan R. Wozniak
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Abstract
A vehicle shown herein is a side by side utility vehicle having a skid plate positioned beneath a frame, wherein at least a portion of an edge of the skid plate extends upward above a lowermost portion of the frame. The vehicle may further or alternatively include a brake and steering mount coupled to the frame, at least one tie down integrated into the frame, at least on deflection shield positioned between a radiator of the vehicle and a seating area of the vehicle, a floor having at least one channel, and/or a propeller shaft accessible through a console of the floor of the vehicle.
Claims12
A vehicle, comprising:
- a frame;
- front and rear ground engaging members supporting the frame;
- a powertrain drivingly coupled to the front and rear ground engaging members;
- a radiator configured to cool the powertrain;
- a seating area supported by the frame;
- and
- at least one deflector shield positioned between the radiator and the seating area,
- wherein the at least one deflector shield includes at least one opening through a thickness of the at least one deflector shield and at least one slit extending between an edge of the at least one deflector shield and the at least one opening, and wherein the at least one deflector shield is configured to route hot air from the radiator away from the seating area.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a frame;
- front and rear ground engaging members supporting the frame;
- a seating area supported by the frame;
- a powertrain drivingly coupled to the front and rear ground engaging members;
- a radiator configured to cool portions of the powertrain, the radiator including at least one conduit extending therefrom;
- and
- a deflector shield defining at least one opening through a thickness of the deflector shield, and at least one slit extending between an edge of the deflector shield and the at least one opening wherein the at least one conduit extends through the at least one opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.