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US 2026/0124866 A1Published application
Spindle for a recreational vehicle
AssigneeArctic Cat Inc.
InventorsJacob Tyler Crosby, Nathan Lee Blomker
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a recreational vehicle spindle for use with a snowmobile, a snow bike, all-terrain vehicle (ATV), or a side by side vehicle (S×S or UTV). The spindle includes a body with one or more mounts for securing a suspension component and a ground engaging member thereto. The body of the spindle may include one or more of a window, a recess, a leading edge, a triangular cross-sectional shape, an integrated steering stop, and an outboard side that includes a flat surface.
Claims20
A spindle for a snow vehicle, comprising:
- a base including a ski mount configured to pivotally couple a ski about an axis of rotation;
- a spindle body extending upward from the base;
- an upper control arm mount on the spindle body and having a first mount hole configured to receive a first fastener for pivotally coupling an upper control arm to the spindle body;
- and
- a lower control arm mount on the spindle body between the base and the upper control arm mount and having a second mount hole configured to receive a second fastener for pivotally coupling a lower control arm to the spindle body,
- wherein the spindle body includes an upper portion extending between the upper control arm mount and the lower control arm mount and a lower portion extending between the lower control arm mount and the base, and
- wherein a first volume of the spindle body in the upper portion is less than a second volume of the spindle body in the lower portion such that the volume of the spindle body increases from the upper control arm mount toward the base.
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A spindle for a snow vehicle, comprising:
- a base including a ski mount configured to pivotally couple a ski about an axis of rotation and defining a base longitudinal axis;
- a spindle body extending upward from the base;
- an upper control arm mount on the spindle body and having a first mount hole configured to receive a first fastener for pivotally coupling an upper control arm to the spindle body;
- and
- a lower control arm mount on the spindle body between the base and the upper control arm mount and having a second mount hole configured to receive a second fastener for pivotally coupling a lower control arm to the spindle body,
- wherein the spindle body includes an upper portion extending between the upper control arm mount and the lower control arm mount and a lower portion extending between the lower control arm mount and the base,
- wherein the spindle body includes an inboard side and an outboard side that intersect to define a leading edge extending from the upper control arm mount toward the base,
- wherein, in a first region of the spindle body in the upper portion, the leading edge is oriented at an acute angle relative to the base longitudinal axis, and, in a second region of the spindle body in the lower portion, the leading edge is oriented substantially parallel to the base longitudinal axis such that an orientation of the leading edge rotates as the spindle body extends from the upper control arm mount toward the base, and
- wherein a volume of the spindle body in the upper portion is less than a volume of the spindle body in the lower portion.
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A spindle for a snow vehicle, comprising:
- a base including a ski mount configured to pivotally couple a ski about an axis of rotation and defining a base longitudinal axis;
- a spindle body extending upward from the base;
- an upper control arm mount on the spindle body and having a first mount hole configured to receive a first fastener for pivotally coupling an upper control arm to the spindle body;
- and
- a lower control arm mount on the spindle body between the base and the upper control arm mount and having a second mount hole configured to receive a second fastener for pivotally coupling a lower control arm to the spindle body,
- wherein the spindle body includes an upper portion extending between the upper control arm mount and the lower control arm mount and a lower portion extending between the lower control arm mount and the base,
- wherein the spindle body from the upper control arm mount to the base has a v-shaped or triangular cross-sectional shape at least in part defined by an inboard side and an outboard side that intersect at a leading edge,
- wherein a volume of the spindle body in the upper portion is less than a volume of the spindle body in the lower portion such that the volume of the spindle body increases from the upper control arm mount toward the base.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.