Off-road vehicle
AssigneePolaris Industries Inc.
InventorsLee M. Clark, Owen J. Dickinson, Aaron D. Deckard, Evan R. Wozniak
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Abstract
A vehicle shown herein is a side by side utility vehicle having a skid plate positioned beneath a frame, wherein at least a portion of an edge of the skid plate extends upward above a lowermost portion of the frame. The vehicle may further or alternatively include a brake and steering mount coupled to the frame, at least one tie down integrated into the frame, at least on deflection shield positioned between a radiator of the vehicle and a seating area of the vehicle, a floor having at least one channel, and/or a propeller shaft accessible through a console of the floor of the vehicle.
Claims17
-12. (canceled)
A vehicle, comprising:
- a frame;
- front and rear ground engaging members supporting the frame;
- a powertrain drivingly coupled to the front and rear ground engaging members;
- a radiator configured to cool the powertrain;
- a seating area supported by the frame;
- and
- at least one deflection shield positioned between the radiator and the seating area,
- wherein the deflection shield is configured to route hot air from the radiator away from the seating area.
-36. (canceled)
A vehicle, comprising:
- a frame;
- front and rear ground engaging members supporting the frame;
- a seating area supported by the frame;
- a powertrain drivingly coupled to the front and rear ground engaging members;
- a radiator configured to cool portions of the powertrain, the radiator including at least one conduit extending therefrom;
- and
- a deflection shield defining at least one opening through a thickness of the deflection shield, wherein the at least one conduit extends through the at least one opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.