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US 2017/0120972 A1Published application
Three-wheeled vehicle
AssigneePolaris Industries Inc.
InventorsJames A.J. Holroyd, Gustavo A. Aramayo, II, Brian T. Utter, Jason J. Hohenstein, Donald Brett Gass
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Abstract
A three-wheeled vehicle is disclosed having a vehicle frame supported by front ground engaging members and a single rear ground engaging member. The vehicle includes an engine positioned forward of an operator area and a swing arm coupled to the single rear ground engagement member. The operator area of the vehicle may include seating for a driver and a passenger.
Claims33
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a frame having a seating support area and a final drive mount positioned rearward of the seating support area, the final drive mount having opposing first and second walls;
- a final drive coupled to the final drive mount, the final drive having a housing with an aperture at a rear side thereof and a sprocket extending through the second of the opposing walls;
- a swing arm having front couplers along a front thereof;
- at least one rear wheel coupled to the swing arm;
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- a coupling member being coupled to the first and second walls and extending through the front couplers and the aperture thereby coupling the swing arm to the final drive housing, the coupling member causing an abutment on an inner side of the second wall.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a frame having a seating support area and a final drive mount positioned rearward of the seating support area, the final drive mount having opposing first and second walls;
- a final drive coupled to the final drive mount, the final drive having a housing with an aperture at a rear side thereof and a first sprocket extending through the second of the opposing walls;
- a swing arm having front couplers along a front thereof and a second sprocket adjacent a rear thereof;
- at least one rear wheel coupled to the swing arm;
- a belt entrained around the first and second sprockets;
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- a coupling member being coupled to at least the first wall and extending through the front couplers and the aperture thereby coupling the swing arm to the final drive housing, the coupling member causing a force exerted on an inner side of the second wall rearward of the sprocket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.