US 12,012,000 B2
Side-by-side ATV
Aaron D. Deckard, Zionsville, IN (US); Jason C. Plugge, Mahtomedi, MN (US); and Alan A. Meyer, North Oaks, MN (US)
Assigned to Polaris Industries Inc., Medina, MN (US)
Filed by Polaris Industries Inc., Medina, MN (US)
Filed on Mar. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/691,752.
Application 17/691,752 is a continuation of application No. 16/866,296, filed on May 4, 2020, granted, now 11,292,327.
Application 16/866,296 is a continuation of application No. 15/804,136, filed on Nov. 6, 2017, granted, now 10,926,618, issued on Feb. 23, 2021.
Application 15/804,136 is a continuation of application No. 14/094,747, filed on Dec. 2, 2013, granted, now 9,809,102, issued on Nov. 7, 2017.
Application 14/094,747 is a continuation of application No. 12/925,560, filed on Oct. 25, 2010, granted, now 8,596,405, issued on Dec. 3, 2013.
Application 12/925,560 is a continuation of application No. 11/494,891, filed on Jul. 28, 2006, granted, now 7,819,220, issued on Oct. 26, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2022/0194202 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. B60K 5/00 (2006.01); B60K 17/348 (2006.01); B60N 2/01 (2006.01); B62D 21/18 (2006.01); B62K 21/00 (2006.01); B62K 25/00 (2006.01); B62M 27/02 (2006.01)
CPC B60K 5/00 (2013.01) [B60K 17/348 (2013.01); B60N 2/01 (2013.01); B62D 21/183 (2013.01); B62K 21/00 (2013.01); B62K 25/00 (2013.01); B62M 27/02 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An all-terrain vehicle comprising:
a pair of front wheels;
a pair of rear wheels spaced apart from the front wheels by a wheelbase distance;
a frame supported by the pair of front wheels and the pair of rear wheels;
a pair of laterally spaced-apart seating surfaces supported by the frame between the pair of front wheels and the pair of rear wheels, the laterally spaced-apart seating surfaces including an upward facing driver seating surface and an upper driver seating surface positioned on a driver side of a longitudinal center line of the all-terrain vehicle and an upward facing passenger seating surface and an upper passenger seating surface positioned on a passenger side of the longitudinal center line of the all-terrain vehicle;
a drivetrain assembly comprising:
an engine positioned rearward of the laterally spaced-apart seating surfaces, the upward facing driver seating surface positioned vertically lower than a upper portion of the engine;
a continuously variable transmission operatively coupled to the engine and positioned rearward of the laterally spaced-apart seating surfaces; and
a differential operatively coupled to the engine through the continuously variable transmission;
an intake assembly comprising a first inlet port fluidly coupled to the continuously variable transmission and a second inlet port fluidly coupled to the engine, and at least one of the first inlet port and the second inlet port is positioned rearwardly and at least partially laterally aligned with at least one of the upper driver seating surface and the upper passenger seating surface, and each of the first inlet port and the second inlet port is positioned vertically higher than the upper portion of the engine; and
an exhaust assembly fluidly coupled to the engine, comprising:
a muffler; and
an exhaust conduit extending between the engine and the muffler, the muffler positioned along the longitudinal center line of the all-terrain vehicle and extending longitudinally rearward of the engine.