Snow vehicle heat exchanger shield
AssigneeArctic Cat Inc.
InventorsDavid Larry Vigen, Benjamin Nickolas Mercure, Ken R. Fredrickson
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Abstract
A heat exchanger shield for a snowmobile, the heat exchanger comprising an elongated body having a pair of opposing legs, and a pair of engagement structures, one engagement structure formed at a distal end of a corresponding one of the legs, wherein the engagement structures are structured and operable to slidingly engage a corresponding shield retention guide formed in a snowmobile heat exchanger.
Claims20
A snowmobile heat exchanger shield, comprising:
- an elongated body, including a pair of opposing legs and a cross-member formed between and connecting the legs;
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- wherein each of the legs include a first engagement structure structured and operable to slidingly engage a corresponding second engagement structure formed in a snowmobile heat exchanger for the entire length of the elongated body and wherein the second engagement structure includes one or more retention guides.
A taillight housing and heat exchanger shield assembly for a snowmobile, said assembly comprising:
- a taillight housing, wherein the taillight housing comprises:
- a main body that is connectable to a drive track tunnel of the snowmobile;
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- a pair of opposing retention wings extending from opposing lateral ends of the main body that are structured and operable to mount to a bumper/hand bar of the snowmobile, and one or more shield access ports;
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- one or more heat exchanger shields, wherein each heat exchanger shield comprises:
- an elongated body including opposing legs, wherein each of the opposing legs include a first engagement structure structured and operable to slidingly engage a corresponding second engagement structure formed in a heat exchanger of the snowmobile for the entire length of the elongated body;
- wherein the one or more shield access ports allows for access to the one or more heat exchanger shields without removal or disassembly of the taillight housing.
A method for assembling a heat exchanger shield assembly on a snowmobile heat exchanger, said method comprising:
- providing access to a rearward end of heat exchanger disposed on an underside of a drive track tunnel of a snowmobile, the heat exchanger comprising a plurality of retention channels formed in a face of the heat exchanger;
- slidingly engaging leg engagement structures of opposing legs within a pair of the retention channels, wherein the leg engagement structures are disposed at distal ends of each of the opposing legs;
- sliding the leg engagement structures within the retention channels along a length of the heat exchanger until an entire length of the leg engagement structures are engaged with and disposed within the retention channels;
- securing a heat exchanger shield mounting bracket to a distal end of the heat exchanger shield;
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- securing the heat exchanger shield mounting bracket to the drive track tunnel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.