Off-highway recreational vehicle

US9327587B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Arctic Cat Inc. · US

Inventors

• Jared Spindler
• Mark Esala
• Derek Sorenson · Thief River Falls, US
• Peter Schoenecker · Thief River Falls, US
• Brian Eck · Bemidji, US
• Andrew Hulstein · Thief River Falls, US
• Scott Mazour · Thief River Falls, US
• John Seal · Ardmore, US
• Ryan Hughes · Thief River Falls, US
• Craig Kennedy · Ham Lake, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 23, 2013
• Grant date: May 3, 2016
• Expiry date: Feb 23, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T29/49622
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A recreational off-highway vehicle includes side-by-side passenger and driver seats held within a chassis that is approximately 50 inches wide. The seats sit low in the chassis and are covered by a roll cage. Grab handles are positioned on the sides of the passenger seat. Select large round tubing protects the vehicle, while rectangular tubing frames the portions of the vehicle beneath body panels. The vehicle is powered by an engine rearward of the seats that is connected to a transaxle. The engine and transaxle are isolation mounted together with a portion of the air intake assembly. The vehicle is suited for rough terrain travel.