Snowmobile frame
AssigneeArctic Cat Inc.
InventorsDavid Vigen, Todd MacDonald, Benjamin Taylor Langaas, Marcus Moldaschel, Samuel J. Sandoz, Jacob Tyler Crosby, Andrew Beavis
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Abstract
A method of assembling two snowmobiles with a common frame includes providing a common forward frame. A first common component is provided and positioned at a first orientation or at a second orientation with respect to the common forward frame. The first common component is secured at the first orientation or at the second orientation. The method includes selecting between a first set of first model components and a second set of second model components and securing the first set of first model components or the second set of second model components.
Claims20
A snow vehicle, comprising:
- a forward frame assembly, including:
- a mount component,
- a first rearward leg extending rearward from the mount component along a first outboard side of the forward frame assembly,
- a first component coupled to the first rearward leg,
- a second rearward leg extending rearward from the mount component along a second outboard side of the forward frame assembly,
- a first forward leg extending forward from the mount component along the first outboard side of the forward frame assembly, and
- a second forward leg extending forward from the mount component along the second outboard side of the forward frame assembly;
- a heat exchanger assembly including a heat exchanger end cap, wherein the heat exchanger end cap is coupled to the first component;
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- a tunnel receiving a ground-engaging endless track therein, wherein the tunnel is coupled to the first rearward leg and the second rearward leg.
A snow vehicle, comprising:
- a forward frame assembly, including:
- a first rearward leg and a second rearward leg extending in a vertical direction,
- a first forward leg and a second forward leg extending in the vertical direction,
- a first lower member positioned below the first forward leg and the first rearward leg and extending in a horizontal direction,
- a second lower member positioned below the second forward leg and the second rearward leg and extending in the horizontal direction,
- a component coupled to the first rearward leg and the first lower member, and
- a horizontal member positioned below the first forward leg and the first rearward leg and positioned above the first lower member, wherein the horizontal member is removably secured to the component;
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- a tunnel receiving a ground-engaging endless track therein, the tunnel coupled to the first rearward leg and the second rearward leg.
A snow vehicle, comprising:
- a forward frame assembly, including:
- a first rearward leg extending rearward from a mount component along a first outboard side of the snow vehicle, the first rearward leg including a first horizontal section, wherein the first horizontal section includes a first running board mounting point, and
- a second rearward leg extending rearward from the mount component along a second outboard side of the snow vehicle, the second rearward leg including a second horizontal section;
- a tunnel receiving a ground-engaging endless track therein;
- a first running board support member secured to the first running board mounting point and extending along the first outboard side;
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- a second running board support member coupled to the second horizontal section and extending along the second outboard side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.