# US 12,759,667 B2 · Off-road vehicle with front cargo storage > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,759,667 B2 - Document ID: US12759667B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/201,409 - Filed: 2023-05-24 - Published: 2023-11-30 - Granted: 2026-10-13 - Earliest claimed: 2022-05-25 - Assignees: Taiga Motors Inc. - Applicants: Taiga Motors Inc. - Inventors: Charles Blouin; Moran Lecalonnec; Sergio Mora; Engueran Sobaco - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12759667B2 ## CPC - B62M 27/02: power driven - B62M 2027/028: {Snow mobiles characterised by chassis or bodywork} - B62M: RIDER PROPULSION OF WHEELED VEHICLES OR SLEDGES; POWERED PROPULSION OF SLEDGES OR {SINGLE-TRACK} CYCLES; TRANSMISSIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SUCH VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of transmissions in vehicles in general B60K; transmission elements per se F16) ## Abstract Off-road vehicles including storage compartments are provided. An off-road vehicle includes a body extending along a longitudinal axis between a front end and a rear end, and at least one storage compartment at the front end of the body. The body includes at least one hood panel and at least one side panel. The at least one hood panel and the at least one side panel are disposed at the front end and at least partially delimit an inner cavity of the body. The at least one storage compartment occupies at least part of the inner cavity. The at least one storage compartment accessible via an opening in one or both of the at least one hood panel and the at least one side panel. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A snowmobile comprising: a body extending along a longitudinal axis between a front end and a rear end, the body including at least one hood panel at the front end of the body; and at least one storage compartment defining a storage volume to store items and an opening to access the storage volume, the opening selectively closable by the at least one hood panel, wherein: the at least one hood panel at least partially delimits an inner cavity of the body; and the at least one storage compartment comprises a side wall extending into the inner cavity from the opening, the side wall at least partially delimiting the opening. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The snowmobile of claim 1, wherein the at least one hood panel includes a door moveably mounted to the body and displaceable relative to the body to cover and reveal the opening. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The snowmobile of claim 2, wherein the door is pivotably mounted to the body. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The snowmobile of claim 1, wherein the at least one hood panel is moveably mounted to the body and displaceable relative to a remainder of the body to cover and reveal the opening. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The snowmobile of claim 4, wherein the at least one hood panel is pivotably mounted to the body. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The snowmobile of claim 5, wherein the at least one hood panel is pivotable from a closed position in a forward direction to an open position. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The snowmobile of claim 1, wherein the at least one storage compartment includes a bottom wall connected to the side wall, the bottom wall defining a bottom surface of the at least one storage compartment. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The snowmobile of claim 1, comprising an electric motor for propelling the snowmobile. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The snowmobile of claim 8, wherein the electric motor is absent from the inner cavity. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The snowmobile of claim 9, wherein the electric motor is disposed within a mid-bay of the snowmobile. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The snowmobile of claim 1, wherein the body includes a rear tunnel and a front sub-frame disposed closer to the front end than the rear tunnel, the front sub-frame at least partially delimiting the inner cavity. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The snowmobile of claim 1, wherein the at least one storage compartment is releasably installed in the inner cavity. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The snowmobile of claim 1, where the storage compartment is integral with the at least one hood panel. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The snowmobile of claim 1, where the storage compartment is separate from the at least one hood panel. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The snowmobile of claim 1, comprising a handle for steering the snowmobile, the at least one storage compartment being forward of the handle along the longitudinal axis. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The snowmobile of claim 15, wherein the opening is forward of the handle. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The snowmobile of claim 15, wherein the at least one hood panel is forward of the handle. ### Claim 18 A snowmobile comprising: a body extending along a longitudinal axis between a front end and a rear end, the body including at least one side panel at the front end of the body; and at least one storage compartment defining a storage volume to store items and an opening to access to the storage volume, the opening selectively closable by the at least one side panel. ### Claim 19 A snowmobile comprising: a body extending along a longitudinal axis between a front end and a rear end, the body including at least one hood panel and at least one side panel, the at least one hood panel and the at least one side panel disposed at the front end and at least partially delimiting an inner cavity of the body; and at least one storage compartment at the front end of the body and occupying at least part of the inner cavity, the at least one storage compartment accessible via an opening in one or both of the at least one hood panel and the at least one side panel.