Snowmobile
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1. A vehicle is provided comprising:
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a plurality of ground engaging members including one or more front ground engaging members supporting a front portion of the frame and one or more rear ground engaging members supporting a rear portion of the frame;
a power train system supported by the frame and operatively coupled to at least one of the plurality of ground engaging members;
a steering assembly operatively coupled to at least the one or more front ground engaging members to orient the one or more front ground engaging members; and
a front suspension including a first left side control arm coupled to a first ground engaging member of the one or more front ground engaging members and a first right side control arm coupled to a second ground engaging member of the one or more front ground engaging members, the first left side control arm and the first right side control arm are coupled to the frame through a common connection, and the common connection is a coupler which extends through the frame.
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Abstract
A vehicle is shown such as a snowmobile, where a frame includes a tunnel and a front frame portion comprised of cast halves. A suspension system is comprised of upper and lower control arms connected to the front frame portion. Some of the frame components are adhesively fixed together. A powertrain is supported by the frame, and is comprised of an engine and a clutch. The clutch includes a clutch guard supporting an oil container. The engine has an exhaust system which extends through the front frame portion. The snowmobile also has a rear snow deflector.
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23 Claims
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1. A vehicle is provided comprising:
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a frame; a plurality of ground engaging members including one or more front ground engaging members supporting a front portion of the frame and one or more rear ground engaging members supporting a rear portion of the frame; a power train system supported by the frame and operatively coupled to at least one of the plurality of ground engaging members; a steering assembly operatively coupled to at least the one or more front ground engaging members to orient the one or more front ground engaging members; and a front suspension including a first left side control arm coupled to a first ground engaging member of the one or more front ground engaging members and a first right side control arm coupled to a second ground engaging member of the one or more front ground engaging members, the first left side control arm and the first right side control arm are coupled to the frame through a common connection, and the common connection is a coupler which extends through the frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A vehicle comprising:
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a frame; a plurality of ground engaging members including one or more front ground engaging members supporting a front portion of the frame and one or more rear ground engaging members supporting a rear portion of the frame; a power train system supported by the frame and operatively coupled to at least one of the plurality of ground engaging members; a steering assembly operatively coupled to at least the one or more front ground engaging members to orient the one or more front ground engaging members; and a front suspension including a first left side control arm coupled to a first ground engaging member of the one or more front ground engaging members and to a cast portion of the frame, and a first right side control arm coupled to a second ground engaging member of the one or more front ground engaging members and to the cast portion of the frame, the first left side control arm is rotatable relative to the cast portion of the frame about a first left side axis and is coupled to the cast portion of the frame along a first direction, the first direction being angled relative to the first left side axis, the first right side control arm is rotatable relative to the cast portion of the frame about a first right side axis and is coupled to the cast portion of the frame along a second direction, the second direction being angled relative to the first right side axis. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A vehicle comprising:
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a frame; a plurality of ground engaging members including one or more front ground engaging members supporting a front portion of the frame and one or more rear ground engaging members supporting a rear portion of the frame; a power train system supported by the frame and operatively coupled to at least one of the plurality of ground engaging members; a steering assembly operatively coupled to at least the one or more front ground engaging members to orient the one or more front ground engaging members; and a front suspension including a first left side control arm coupled to a first ground engaging member of the one or more front ground engaging members and a first right side control arm coupled to a second ground engaging member of the one or more front ground engaging members, the frame including a cast clip having at least two cast frame components, first left side control arm and the first right side control arm are coupled to the frame through a common connection formed with a coupler which couples the first right side control arm to the first left side control arm, and the coupler coupling a first cast component of the cast clip and a second cast component of the cast clip together, the coupler extending through the first cast component of the cast clip and the second cast component of the cast clip. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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