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US 9,713,976 B2Granted
Utility vehicle
AssigneePolaris Industries Inc.
InventorsAndrew J. Miller, Daniel S. Weber, Richard D. Ripley, Tracy S. Kofstad
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Abstract
A utility vehicle includes a plurality of ground-engaging members, a frame, a powertrain assembly, a front suspension assembly, and a rear suspension assembly. A cargo bed may be supported by the frame at the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle also includes an operator seat and at least one passenger seat positioned within an operator area. In one embodiment, the vehicle includes doors to enclose the operator area.
Claims20
A utility vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of ground-engaging members;
- a frame supported above a ground surface by the ground-engaging members;
- an operator area including at least an operator seat supported by the frame;
- a powertrain assembly supported by the frame and including an engine and a continuously variable transmission operably coupled to the engine;
- an exhaust assembly fluidly coupled to the engine and comprising a muffler and an exhaust conduit fluidly coupled to the muffler, the muffler being positioned outside of a frame envelope;
- and
- a cargo area having a cargo surface and being pivotably coupled to the frame at a pivot location positioned directly over the muffler, the cargo surface being pivotable between a first position when the cargo surface is generally parallel to the ground surface and a second position when the cargo surface is angled relative to the ground surface.
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A utility vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of ground-engaging members;
- a frame supported above a ground surface by the ground-engaging members, the frame including a front portion, an intermediate portion coupled to the front portion, and a rear portion coupled to the intermediate portion, and the rear portion including at least one frame member;
- an operator area including at least an operator seat supported by the frame;
- a powertrain assembly supported by the frame and including an engine and a continuously variable transmission operably coupled to the engine;
- and
- a cargo area having a cargo surface and being pivotable between a first position when the cargo surface is generally parallel to the ground surface and a second position when the cargo surface is angled relative to the ground surface, the cargo area including a support member positioned below the cargo surface and being configured to pivot relative to the frame, the support member being configured to contact the at least one frame member when the cargo surface is in the second position to provide a stop for the cargo surface.
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A utility vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of ground-engaging members;
- a frame supported above a ground surface by the ground-engaging members, the frame including a front portion, an intermediate portion coupled to the front portion, and a rear portion coupled to the intermediate portion, and the rear portion including at least one frame member;
- an operator area including at least an operator seat supported by the frame;
- a powertrain assembly supported by the frame and including an engine and a continuously variable transmission operably coupled to the engine;
- a cargo area having a cargo box configured to pivot between a first position when a bottom surface of the cargo box is generally parallel to the ground surface and a second position when the bottom surface is angled relative to the ground surface;
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- a pivotable stop member positioned within a gap defined between the bottom surface of the cargo bed and an envelope of the vehicle including the rear portion of the frame, and the gap is defined when the cargo box is in the first position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.