All-Terrain Vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022266914-A1
Application number	US-202217675739-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 18, 2022
Priority date	Feb 22, 2021
Publication date	Aug 25, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

An all-terrain vehicle includes a frame, a passenger compartment, a cargo compartment, an engine, an air intake assembly and an exhaust assembly. The engine is coupled to the frame and located under the cargo compartment, the engine has an engine intake port and an engine exhaust port arranged in two sides of a cylinder head of the engine in a length direction of the frame. The air intake assembly is substantially located at a side of the engine in a width direction of the frame, and the exhaust assembly is substantially located at the other side of the engine in the width direction of the frame.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An all-terrain vehicle, comprising:
a frame; a passenger compartment and a cargo compartment, the passenger compartment and the cargo compartment being mounted on the frame along a length direction of the frame; an engine coupled to the frame and located under the cargo compartment, the engine having an engine intake port and an engine exhaust port arranged in two sides of a cylinder head of the engine in the length direction of the frame, respectively; an air intake assembly coupled to the engine intake port, the air intake assembly being substantially located at a first side of the engine in a width direction of the frame; and an exhaust assembly coupled to the engine exhaust port, the exhaust assembly being substantially located at a second side of the engine in the width direction of the frame.

2 . The all-terrain vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the air intake assembly comprises an air intake port, an air filter and a first air intake pipe, and the first air intake pipe has a first end coupled to the air intake port and a second end coupled to the air filter.

3 . The all-terrain vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the passenger compartment is provided with a backboard, the air intake port is defined in the backboard, the first end of the first air intake pipe is coupled to the air intake port, the second end of the first air intake pipe extends towards an inside of the passenger compartment, passes through the backboard to an outside of the passenger compartment, and is coupled to the air filter.

4 . The all-terrain vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the engine exhaust port is defined in a front side of the cylinder head of the engine, the exhaust assembly comprises an exhaust pipe and a muffler, the exhaust pipe has a first end coupled to the engine exhaust port and a second end extending along the second side of the engine in the width direction of the frame to an area behind the engine and coupled to the muffler.

5 . The all-terrain vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the muffler is arranged along the width direction of the frame, and the muffler is located behind the engine.

6 . The all-terrain vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the air intake assembly further comprises an expansion chamber and a second air intake pipe, the expansion chamber has a first end coupled to the air filter and a second end coupled to the engine intake port, the expansion chamber is located at a rear side of the engine, the second air intake pipe has a first end coupled to the expansion chamber and a second end coupled to the air filter, and the second air intake pipe is integrally formed with the expansion chamber.

7 . The all-terrain vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein the engine comprises a transmission, the transmission and the air intake assembly are located at a same side of the engine in the width direction, and the air filter and the second air intake pipe are located above the transmission.

8 . The all-terrain vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein the air intake port and the air filter are arranged at a rear side of the passenger compartment, and the air filter is located under the air intake port.

9 . The all-terrain vehicle according to claim 7 , further comprising a transmission air intake pipe, the transmission air intake pipe having a first end defining a transmission air intake port and a second end coupled to an air inlet hole in the transmission, the transmission air intake port being arranged between the cargo compartment and the passenger compartment.

10 . The all-terrain vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein the transmission air intake pipe and the second air intake pipe are located at a same side of the engine in the width direction of the frame.

11 . The all-terrain vehicle according to claim 7 , further comprising a transmission exhaust pipe, the transmission having a transmission exhaust hole, the transmission exhaust pipe being coupled to the transmission exhaust hole, the transmission exhaust pipe having an outlet direction oriented towards the exhaust assembly.

12 . An all-terrain vehicle, comprising:
a frame; a passenger compartment and a cargo compartment, the passenger compartment and the cargo compartment being arranged along a length direction of the frame, the passenger compartment being provided with a backboard close to the cargo compartment, the backboard defining an air intake port; an air filter and an engine, the air filter and the engine being mounted on the frame and located under the cargo compartment, the air filter having an air inlet hole and an air outlet hole, the air outlet hole being coupled to the engine; and a first air intake pipe having a first end coupled to the air intake port and a second end coupled to the air inlet hole.

13 . The all-terrain vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein the first end of the first air intake pipe is coupled to the air intake port, the second end of the first air intake pipe extends towards an inside of the passenger compartment, passes through the backboard, and is coupled to the air inlet hole of the air filter.

14 . The all-terrain vehicle according to claim 13 , wherein the first air intake pipe comprises a first pipe segment and a second pipe segment, the first pipe segment has a first end coupled to the air intake port and a second end extending towards the inside of the passenger compartment and coupled to a first end of the second pipe segment, and the second pipe segment has a second end passing through the backboard and coupled to the air inlet hole of the air filter.

15 . The all-terrain vehicle according to claim 12 , further comprising a filter shield arranged at the air intake port, the filter shield being detachably coupled to the backboard.

16 . The all-terrain vehicle according to claim 15 , wherein the backboard defines a first groove and a second groove, the filter shield is provided with an insertion sheet and an elastic sheet, the insertion sheet is fitted in the first groove, and the elastic sheet is elastically snap-fitted in the second groove.

17 . The all-terrain vehicle according to claim 12 , further comprising an expansion chamber, the expansion chamber having a first end coupled to the air outlet hole, the engine having a throttle valve, the expansion chamber having a second end coupled to the throttle valve.

18 . An all-terrain vehicle, comprising:
a frame; a passenger compartment and a cargo compartment, the passenger compartment being located at a front side of the cargo compartment; an engine and a transmission, the engine and the transmission being arranged under the cargo compartment, the transmission being drivingly coupled to the engine; and a first air intake pipe and a transmission air intake pipe, the first air intake pipe having a first end defining a first air intake opening and a second end in communication with the engine, the transmission air intake pipe having a first end defining a transmission air intake port and a second end in communication with the transmission, at least one of the first air intake opening and the transmission air intake port being located between the passenger compartment and the cargo compartment.

19 . The all-terrain vehicle according to claim 18 , wherein at least one of the first air intake opening and the transmission air intake port has a height not greater than a height of the cargo compartment.

20 . The all-terrain vehicle according to claim 18 , wherein the first air intake opening and

Assignees

• Segway Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Li Xiang

Classifications

• B60K13/04 Primary

  concerning exhaust · CPC title

• B62D23/005 Primary

  with integrated chassis in the whole shell, e.g. meshwork, tubes, or the like (B62D33/044 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B62D33/02

  Platforms; Open load compartments {(flat wagons including posts or standards B61D3/08)} · CPC title

• B62D33/00

  Superstructures for load-carrying vehicles ({having impact absorbing means B62D21/15; } in which a load-carrying element is movable B60P; liners B60R13/00 {; joining sheets or plates to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them F16B5/00}) · CPC title

• B60Y2200/124

  Buggies, Quads · CPC title