Air intake system for straddle-type all terrain vehicle
AssigneeBombardier Recreational Products Inc.
InventorsRoger Rioux, Daniel A. Lachapelle, Christian Girouard
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Abstract
An all terrain vehicle has a frame and front and rear wheels suspended from the frame. The vehicle includes a body structure attached to the frame having at least one ventilation opening. An engine is mounted on the frame to provide a mode of power to at least one of the front and rear wheels. An air box is connected to the frame and supplies intake air to the engine. The air box includes an intake tube connected to and receiving intake air from the at least one ventilation opening. A filter is disposed within the intake tube.
Claims26
An all terrain vehicle having a frame and front and rear wheels suspended from the frame, the vehicle comprising:
- a body structure attached to the frame having at least one ventilation opening;
- an engine mounted on the frame to provide a mode of power to at least one of the front and rear wheels;
- an air box connected to the frame and supplying intake air to the engine, the air box including an intake tube connected to and receiving intake air from the at least one ventilation opening;
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- a filter disposed within the intake tube.
An air intake system comprising:
- an air box enclosing an interior space, the air box having an inlet port and an outlet port, the inlet port enabling air to enter the air box, the outlet port being communicated to a carburetor of an engine;
- an intake tube connected to the inlet port to direct air to the air box;
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- a filter disposed within the intake tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.