US 12,291,267 B2
Off-road vehicle engine mounting
Ethan Randall Klaphake, Thief River Falls, MN (US); Derek Sorenson, Thief River Falls, MN (US); and Todd Ethan MacDonald, Balderson (CA)
Assigned to Arctic Cat Inc., Thief River Falls, MN (US)
Filed by Arctic Cat Inc., Thief River Falls, MN (US)
Filed on Dec. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/395,929.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/437,254, filed on Jan. 5, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0227938 A1, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. B62D 21/11 (2006.01); B60K 5/00 (2006.01); B60K 5/12 (2006.01); B62D 25/08 (2006.01); B62D 27/02 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 21/11 (2013.01) [B60K 5/1216 (2013.01); B62D 25/082 (2013.01); B62D 27/023 (2013.01); B60K 2005/006 (2013.01); B60K 5/1241 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A rear mount assembly in an off-road vehicle for attaching an engine assembly to a frame, the rear mount assembly comprising:
a rear mount bracket defined by a rear central portion having a first side edge, a second side edge, and a first supporting flange extending upwardly from the first side edge and a second supporting flange extending upwardly from the second side edge, the rear mount bracket configured to be attached to a rear part of the engine assembly at one or both of the first supporting flange and the second supporting flange;
a rear transverse bar defined by a first end, a second end, and a rear central part extending therebetween, the rear central part having a top surface, the rear transverse bar configured to be attached to the rear central portion of the rear mount bracket at the top surface of the rear central part; and
a pair of rear isolators configured to be attached to the rear transverse bar.