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US 8,973,691 B2Granted
Electric off-road wheeled vehicle
AssigneeBombardier Recreational Products Inc.
InventorsGarrett Morgan, Gilbert Lefrancois, David Monfette, Marc Gagnon
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Abstract
An off-road vehicle has four wheels and side-by-side driver and passenger seats. At least two of the wheels are driven by an electric motor powered by batteries disposed in the vehicle.
Claims17
An off-road vehicle comprising:
- a frame;
- a cockpit area defined in the frame;
- a roll cage connected to the frame, the roll cage covering at least in part the cockpit area;
- a driver seat and a passenger seat disposed side-by-side in the cockpit area;
- an electric motor supported by the frame, the electric motor being disposed laterally between the driver and passenger seats;
- at least one first battery electrically connected to the electric motor, the at least one first battery being supported by the frame and being disposed on a right side of the electric motor;
- at least one second battery electrically connected to the electric motor, the at least one second battery being supported by the frame and being disposed on a left side of the electric motor;
- two front wheels and two rear wheels supported by the frame, at least two of the wheels being operatively connected to the electric motor for propelling the vehicle;
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- a steering device being operatively connected to at least two of the wheels for steering the vehicle.
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An off-road vehicle comprising:
- a frame;
- a cockpit area defined in the frame;
- a roll cage connected to the frame, the roll cage covering at least in part the cockpit area;
- a driver seat and a passenger seat disposed side-by-side in the cockpit area;
- an electric motor supported by the frame, the electric motor being disposed laterally between the driver and passenger seats;
- at least one first battery electrically connected to the electric motor, the at least one first battery being supported by the frame and being disposed forwardly of the electric motor;
- at least one second battery electrically connected to the electric motor, the at least one second battery being supported by the frame and being disposed rearwardly of the electric motor;
- two front wheels and two rear wheels supported by the frame, at least two of the wheels being operatively connected to the electric motor for propelling the vehicle;
- and
- a steering device being operatively connected to at least two of the wheels for steering the vehicle.
7 more elements
An off-road vehicle comprising:
- a frame;
- a cockpit area defined in the frame;
- a roll cage connected to the frame, the roll cage covering at least in part the cockpit area;
- a driver seat and a passenger seat disposed side-by-side in the cockpit area;
- an electric motor supported by the frame, the electric motor being disposed laterally between the driver and passenger seats;
- at least one battery electrically connected to the electric motor, the at least one battery being supported by the frame and being disposed rearwardly of the electric motor;
- two front wheels and two rear wheels supported by the frame;
- a rear gear assembly operatively connecting the two rear wheels to the electric motor, the rear gear assembly having a rear gear assembly housing, at least one of the at least one battery being disposed vertically above the rear gear assembly housing and having a portion disposed longitudinally between front and rear ends of the rear gear assembly housing;
- and
- a steering device being operatively connected to at least two of the wheels for steering the vehicle.
7 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.