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US 7,845,452 B2Granted
Drivetrain for an all terrain vehicle
AssigneePolaris Industries Inc.
InventorsJeffrey David Bennett, Benjamin J. Dieter, Nathan D. Dahl, John D. Schreier, Steve L. Nelson, Sean E. Sherrod, Scott E. McKinster, Alan S. Olson, Louis James Brady
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Abstract
An all-terrain vehicle including a frame having longitudinally-spaced ends defining a first longitudinal axis, and an engine supported by the frame. The engine includes a crankshaft defining a second longitudinal axis substantially parallel to the first longitudinal axis.
Claims8
An all-terrain vehicle including:
- a frame including longitudinally spaced-apart ends defining a first longitudinal axis;
- a pair of front wheels operably coupled to the frame;
- a pair of rear wheels operably coupled to the frame;
- an engine supported by the frame, the engine including a plurality of cylinders and a crankshaft driven by the plurality of cylinders, the crankshaft defining a second longitudinal axis, the second longitudinal axis being substantially parallel to the first longitudinal axis;
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- a transmission operably coupled to the engine and comprising a front shaft configured to transmit power to a front transmission shaft for driving the front wheels in motion and a rear shaft configured to transmit power to a rear transmission shaft for driving the rear wheels in motion, the front shaft laterally spaced from, and extending parallel to, the rear shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.