Air intake system for a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9592713-B2
Application number	US-201514680016-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 6, 2015
Priority date	Jun 6, 2008
Publication date	Mar 14, 2017
Grant date	Mar 14, 2017

Abstract

A utility vehicle is disclosed. The utility vehicle may include storage areas under the dash. The utility vehicle may include suspension systems for utility vehicles having shocks with both a fluidic stiffness adjustment and a mechanical stiffness adjustment. The utility vehicle may include an electrical power steering.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle for a driver and a passenger, comprising:
a plurality of ground engaging members;
a frame supported by the plurality of ground engaging members;
a side-by-side seating supported by the frame, the side-by-side seating including a driver seat bottom portion adapted to support the driver and a passenger seat bottom portion adapted to support the passenger;
an engine supported by the frame and positioned rearward of a forwardmost edge of the side-by-side seating;
a CVT supported by the frame and positioned rearward of the forwardmost edge of the side-by-side seating, the CVT operatively coupling the engine to at least one of the plurality of ground engaging members;
a steering wheel positioned forward of the CVT and operatively coupled to at least two of the plurality of ground engaging members to steer the vehicle;
a first air intake system having a first air inlet facing a first direction, the first air intake system providing air to the engine and the first air inlet being positioned forward of the steering wheel and higher than an upper surface of driver seat bottom portion; and
a second air intake system having a second air inlet facing a second direction, the second air intake system providing air to an interior of the CVT and the second air inlet being positioned higher than the upper surface of the driver seat bottom portion, the second direction being angled away from the first direction.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the second direction is angled at least 90 degrees from the first direction.

3. The vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the second direction is opposite the first direction.

4. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle has an envelope when viewed from above, the envelope including a front side, a rear side, a driver side, and a passenger side, the first air inlet facing a first one of the front side, the rear side, the driver side, and the passenger side and the second air inlet facing a second one of the front side, the rear side, the driver side, and the passenger side.

5. A vehicle for a driver and a passenger, comprising:
a plurality of ground engaging members;
a frame supported by the plurality of ground engaging members;
a side-by-side seating supported by the frame, the side-by-side seating including a driver seat bottom portion adapted to support the driver and a passenger seat bottom portion adapted to support the passenger;
an engine supported by the frame and positioned rearward of a forwardmost edge of the seating;
a CVT supported by the frame and positioned rearward of the forwardmost edge of the seating, the CVT operatively coupling the engine to at least one of the plurality of ground engaging members;
a first air intake system having a first air inlet providing air to the engine and the first air inlet being positioned forward of the seating and higher than an upper surface of driver seat bottom portion; and
a second air intake system having a second air inlet providing air to an interior of the CVT and the second air inlet being positioned rearward of the forwardmost edge of the seating and higher than the upper surface of the driver seat bottom portion.

6. The vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the first air inlet faces a first direction and the second air inlet faces a second direction angled away from the first direction.

7. The vehicle of claim 6 , wherein the first direction is at least 90 degrees from the second direction.

8. The vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the first direction is opposite the second direction.

9. The vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the second air inlet is rearward of a rearwardmost edge of the seating.

10. The vehicle of claim 5 , further comprising a cargo area and the second air inlet is positioned adjacent the cargo area.

Assignees

• Polaris Inc

Inventors

• Kinsman Anthony J
• Van Bronkhorst Kevin
• Nelson Stephen L

Classifications

• B62D21/14

  of adjustable length or width · CPC title

• Y02T10/6217

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• B60L2240/12

  Speed · CPC title

• B60G17/021

  the mechanical spring being a coil spring (B60G17/0272 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60G2202/242

  Pneumatic damper · CPC title