Bumper mount for snowmobile
AssigneeArctic Cat Inc.
InventorsBenjamin Langaas, David Vigen
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Abstract
An assembly for a snowmobile includes an airbox having a plenum for coupling to a throttle body of an engine and two branches defining openings for air intake. A storage box is mounted between the two branches and defines area for receiving a console. The airbox is part of a hood of the vehicle and includes an opening over a storage box. The disclosure also includes a ribbed bumper mount with a latch assembly for securing the hood.
Claims27
A bumper mount for attaching a bumper to a frame of a tracked vehicle, the bumper mount comprising:
- a front part comprising a hollow section;
- a rear part including a first channel for receiving an upper front member of the frame, and a second channel for receiving a lower front member of the frame;
- a perimeter wall at least partially surrounding the front part and the rear part, the perimeter wall configured to facilitate attaching the bumper;
- wherein the hollow section is configured to receive a latch assembly therewithin, the latch assembly comprising:
- a base;
- a pin supported by the base and configured to releasably engage a stud of an upper body component of the tracked vehicle;
- an actuator rotatably supported by the base and operatively coupled to the pin;
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- a knob coupled to the actuator and configured to be turned to rotate the actuator and thereby displace the pin to release the stud.
A method of making a bumper mount for a tracked vehicle having a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis, and a vertical axis, a forward portion of the tracked vehicle having a frame and a bumper, the method comprising:
- forming a first, generally transverse, channel for engagement with a generally transverse tracked vehicle frame member, the first channel closely engaging at least two sides of the transverse tracked vehicle snowmobile frame member;
- forming a second, generally vertical, channel for engagement with a generally vertical tracked vehicle frame member, the second channel closely engaging at least two sides of the generally vertical tracked vehicle frame member;
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- forming a ribbed structural region for extending between the channels and the bumper;
- forming a space within the bumper mount for a latch assembly, the latch assembly comprising:
- a base;
- a pin supported by the base and configured to releasably engage a stud of an upper body component of the tracked vehicle;
- an actuator rotatably supported by the base and operatively coupled to the pin;
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- a knob coupled to the actuator and configured to be turned to rotate the actuator and thereby displace the pin to release the stud.
A bumper mount assembly for attaching a bumper to a forward- most portion of a frame of a tracked vehicle, the frame extending forward of all front suspension mounts, the bumper mount assembly comprising:
- a bumper mount comprising:
- a front part comprising a hollow section, wherein the hollow section is configured to receive a latch assembly, the latch assembly comprising:
- a base defined by an upper surface and a lower surface and including a first side section, a second side section, and a hollow curved structure therebetween;
- a cover secured to the base, the cover defining a channel configured to receive a stud of an upper body component that is attachable to the frame of the tracked vehicle using the latch assembly;
- a pin configured to be received in at least one recess on the upper surface of the base, the pin configured to engage a groove of the stud when the stud is received in the channel;
- an actuator having a front end and a rear end, the rear end including an upper curve and a lower curve, the lower curve being accommodated by the hollow curved structure;
- a pawl extending from the upper curve of the actuator adjacent to the rear end and positioned to displace the pin upon rotation of the actuator;
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- a knob coupled to the front end of the actuator, the knob being configured to be turned to rotate the actuator from a first position to a second position to displace the pawl and thereby displace the pin to release the stud;
- a rear part;
- a top surface;
- a bottom surface extending between the front part and the rear part;
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- a perimeter wall partially surrounding the bumper mount.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.