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US 12,703,451 B2Granted
Recreational vehicle heat exchanger end caps and assembly
AssigneeArctic Cat Inc.
InventorsDavid Vigen, Todd MacDonald
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Abstract
A heat exchange assembly includes a body extending between right and left end caps. The longitudinal extent of the end caps may be greater than the longitudinal extent of the body. Each end cap includes a forward mounting tab, an inward mounting tab, and/or an outward mounting tab. The shape of the right end cap may be a mirror image of the shape of the left end cap.
Claims20
A heat exchanger assembly, comprising:
- a body including a forward wall and a rear wall;
- and
- two end caps attached to the body, each of the two end caps including:
- a curved forward edge,
- a forward mount positioned forward of the body,
- an inward extending mounting flange positioned rearward of the body, and
- an outward extending mounting flange positioned rearward of the body,
- wherein the body extends between the two end caps.
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A snow vehicle, comprising:
- a tunnel;
- a support bracket coupled to the tunnel;
- a heat exchanger assembly including a body and an end cap, the end cap including:
- a forward mount,
- a first mounting flange coupled to the tunnel, wherein the first mounting flange extends inward toward a longitudinal centerline of the tunnel, and wherein the first mounting flange is positioned rearward of the body, and
- a second mounting flange coupled to the support bracket;
- and
- a forward frame assembly coupled to the forward mount.
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A snowmobile, comprising:
- a tunnel;
- a forward frame assembly;
- a bottom-out protector;
- and
- a heat exchanger end cap, wherein the heat exchanger end cap includes:
- a forward mount coupled to the forward frame assembly,
- a first mounting flange coupled to the tunnel, and
- a second mounting flange coupled to the bottom-out protector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.