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US 9,211,924 B2Granted
Side-by-side vehicle
AssigneePolaris Industries Inc.
InventorsBrian M. Safranski, Robbi L. Peterson, Richard L. Sunsdahl, Aaron D. Deckard, Louis J. Brady
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Abstract
A vehicle may include a CVT unit or a power source which requires ambient air. An air inlet for an air intake system coupled to the CVT unit or the power source which requires ambient air may be provided in a side of a cargo carrying portion of the vehicle. The vehicle may include a rear radius arm suspension.
Claims13
A vehicle, comprising:
- a frame;
- a plurality of ground engaging members supporting the frame;
- and
- a unit, including
- a power source supported by the frame through less than three connections, the power source having a power source housing and a power source output drive member;
- a transmission supported by the frame through less than three connections, the transmission having a transmission housing and a transmission input drive member and a transmission output drive member, the transmission input drive member being operatively coupled to the power source output drive member and the transmission output drive member being operatively coupled to at least one of the plurality of ground engaging members to propel the vehicle;
- and
- a spacer coupled to the power source housing and coupled to the transmission housing to position the transmission relative to the power source, the power source output drive member and the transmission input drive member being positioned completely to a second side of the spacer, the unit being supported by the frame through at least a first connection, a second connection, and a third connection, wherein the spacer is positioned completely between the power source output drive member and the transmission input drive member.
5 more elements
A method of supporting a power source and a transmission on a frame of a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
- coupling the power source to the transmission with a spacer, a power source output drive member of the power source and an input drive member of the transmission being completely outside of the spacer, wherein the spacer is positioned completely between the power source output drive member and the transmission input drive member;
- and
- supporting the power source, the transmission, and the spacer on the frame through at least three connections, less than three connections supporting the power source and less than three connections supporting the transmission.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.