Snow groomer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10875584-B2
Application number	US-201716091340-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 7, 2017
Priority date	Apr 8, 2016
Publication date	Dec 29, 2020
Grant date	Dec 29, 2020

Abstract

A snow groomer; the snow groomer comprising a support frame; a driver's cabin, which is fitted on the support frame; two track conveyors, which are fitted on opposite sides of the support frame; and a passenger cabin, which is distinct from the driver's cabin and is fitted on the support frame; the passenger cabin comprising a bearing structure; the bearing structure defining a protection cell configured to resist external loads; the bearing structure comprising housing seats; the passenger cabin comprising panels of transparent material, such as glass, which are housed in the housing seats of the bearing structure and are supported by the bearing structure.

First claim

The invention is claimed as follows:

1. A snow groomer comprising:
a support frame;
a driver cabin fitted on the support frame;
two track conveyors fitted on opposite sides of the support frame; and
a passenger cabin that is distinct from the driver cabin and fitted on the support frame, the passenger cabin comprising:
a bearing structure defining a protection cell configured to resist an external load, the bearing structure comprising:
a plurality of housing seats, and
a lower portion extending in an area of a floor,

a plurality of anti-noise barriers fixed in the area of the floor, and
a plurality of panels of transparent material, which are partly coupled to the housing seats of the bearing structure and are supported by the bearing structure.

2. The snow groomer of claim 1 , wherein the transparent material comprises glass.

3. The snow groomer of claim 1 , further comprising a transparent side surface that is greater than 50% of a total side surface.

4. The snow groomer of claim 1 , further comprising a transparent side surface that is greater than 60% of a total side surface.

5. The snow groomer of claim 1 , further comprising a transparent side surface that is greater than 74% of a total side surface.

6. The snow groomer of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of panels of transparent material comprise ultraviolet filters to reduce passage of ultraviolet rays.

7. The snow groomer of claim 1 , wherein the bearing structure comprises a tubular structure.

8. The snow groomer of claim 7 , wherein the tubular structure comprises at least one tube having a shape of two lobes.

9. The snow groomer of claim 8 , wherein the housing seats are defined between the two lobes of the tubular structure.

10. The snow groomer of claim 7 , wherein:
the passenger cabin comprises a floor and a roof, and
the bearing structure comprises a side portion extending between the floor and the roof.

11. The snow groomer of claim 1 , wherein:
the passenger cabin comprises a roof comprising a panel of transparent material, and
the bearing structure comprises a plurality of upper portions extending in an area of the roof, wherein the panel of transparent material of the roof is housed between the upper portions of the bearing structure.

12. The snow groomer of claim 1 , further comprising a ski rack system comprising a plurality of housing compartments configured to store at least one of a plurality of skis and a plurality of snowboards.

13. The snow groomer of claim 1 , further comprising a communication system between the driver cabin and the passenger cabin and configured to send a message between the driver cabin and the passenger cabin.

14. A snow groomer comprising:
a support frame;
a driver cabin fitted on the support frame;
two track conveyors fitted on opposite sides of the support frame;
a passenger cabin that is distinct from the driver cabin and fitted on the support frame, the passenger cabin comprising:
a bearing structure comprising a plurality of housing seats and defining a protection cell configured to resist an external load, and
a plurality of panels of transparent material, which are partly coupled to the housing seats of the bearing structure and are supported by the bearing structure; and

a communication system between the driver cabin and the passenger cabin, the communication system configured to send a message between the driver cabin and the passenger cabin.

15. The snow groomer of claim 14 , further comprising a transparent side surface that is greater than 50% of a total side surface.

16. The snow groomer of claim 14 , further comprising a transparent side surface that is greater than 60% of a total side surface.

17. The snow groomer of claim 14 , further comprising a transparent side surface that is greater than 74% of a total side surface.

18. The snow groomer of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of panels of transparent material comprise ultraviolet filters to reduce passage of ultraviolet rays.

19. The snow groomer of claim 14 , wherein the bearing structure comprises a tubular structure comprising at least one tube having a shape of two lobes, wherein the housing seats are defined between the two lobes of the tubular structure.

20. The snow groomer of claim 14 , wherein:
the passenger cabin comprises a roof comprising a panel of transparent material, and
the bearing structure comprises a plurality of upper portions extending in an area of the roof, wherein the panel of transparent material of the roof is housed between the upper portions of the bearing structure.

21. The snow groomer of claim 14 , further comprising a ski rack system comprising a plurality of housing compartments configured to store at least one of a plurality of skis and a plurality of snowboards.

Assignees

• Prinoth Spa

Inventors

• Spadoni Riccardo
• Kirchmair Martin

Classifications

• B62D55/06

  with tracks without ground wheels · CPC title

• B62D31/02 Primary

  for carrying large numbers of passengers, e.g. omnibus · CPC title

• B60J1/08

  arranged at vehicle sides · CPC title

• E01H4/02

  for sporting purposes, e.g. preparation of ski trails; {Construction of artificial surfacings for snow or ice sports (construction of ice skating rinks E01C13/102); Trails specially adapted for on-the-snow vehicles}, e.g. devices adapted for ski-trails (production of snow or ice for winter sports or similar recreational purposes F25C3/00) · CPC title

• B60R13/083

  for fire walls or floors · CPC title