Snowmobile front suspension
US6343666B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 9, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62M2027/026
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A front snowmobile suspension of the type having a ski carried at the front end of a trailing arm. The front end of the trailing arm is pivotably secured to the chassis by a pair of generally transversely mounted radius rods. The rear end of the trailing arm is pivotably secured to the chassis at a position sufficiently closer to the chassis centerline than the front end of the trailing arm that the trailing arm is oriented at an angle of at least about 8°, and preferably at least about 10°, with respect to the chassis centerline. In this location the rear end of the trailing arm may be positioned inboard of at least a portion of a body panel (typically the side panel)—i.e. the rear end of the trailing arm is disposed between the body panel and the centerline of the chassis.
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