Side-by-side vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11091003-B2
Application number	US-202016924695-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 9, 2020
Priority date	Sep 4, 2013
Publication date	Aug 17, 2021
Grant date	Aug 17, 2021

Abstract

A utility vehicle includes a plurality of ground-engaging members, a frame assembly, a cab frame assembly, a front suspension assembly, a rear suspension assembly, a power steering assembly, and a powertrain assembly, all of which may be configured to lower the center of gravity of the vehicle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A utility vehicle, comprising:
a plurality of front ground engaging members having a forward most portion;
a plurality of rear ground engaging members;
a frame supported by the front and rear ground engaging members, the frame including a front frame portion and a rear frame portion, the front frame portion including upstanding members;
a body coupled to the frame, the body having a forward-most portion;
a powertrain assembly operably coupled to the front and rear ground engaging members;
a steering assembly operably coupled to the powertrain assembly;
a front suspension assembly operably coupled to the front ground engaging members, the front suspension assembly including at least one alignment arm including a forward arm and a rearward arm; and
a rear suspension assembly operably coupled to the rear ground engaging members, wherein the forward-most portion of the front ground engaging members is forward of the forward most portion of the body.

2. The utility vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the front ground engaging members are configured to contact an obstacle before the front frame portion and before the body.

3. The utility vehicle of claim 1 , wherein a rearward portion of the upstanding members is angled rearwardly and upwardly from the front ground engaging members.

4. The utility vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the rearward portion is angled upwardly by approximately 31 degrees from the front ground engaging members.

5. The utility vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a support member coupled to the upstanding members of the front frame portion, the support member including a plurality of integrated accessory mounts.

6. The utility vehicle of claim 5 , further comprising an accessory coupled to the support member with a coupling assembly, the coupling assembly cooperating with the integrated accessory mounts of the support member.

7. The utility vehicle of claim 6 , wherein the coupling assembly is configured as an expansion member, a rearward portion of the expansion member is configured to be received through the integrated accessory mounts, and a forward portion of the expansion member is configured to be received within the accessory.

8. The utility vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the accessory is a front bumper.

Assignees

• Polaris Inc

Inventors

• Deckard Aaron D
• Peterson Shawn D
• Goffman Daniel L

Classifications

• B60G21/055 Primary

  Stabiliser bars · CPC title

• B62D3/12

  of rack-and-pinion type · CPC title

• B60G2200/44

  steerable · CPC title

• B60G2300/13

  Small sized city motor vehicles · CPC title

• B60G3/20

  all arms being rigid · CPC title