US 12,455,002 B2
Air intake assembly and vehicle having air intake assembly
Mathieu Courchesne, Sherbrooke (CA); Patrick Mathieu, Shefford (CA); Matthew Coffey, Montreal (CA); Charles Devin, Windsor (CA); and Brahim Anezmam, Valcourt (CA)
Assigned to BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC., Valcourt (CA)
Filed by BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC., Valcourt (CA)
Filed on Dec. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/544,080.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/433,558, filed on Dec. 19, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0200648 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. F16H 57/04 (2010.01); F16H 57/02 (2012.01); F16H 57/027 (2012.01)
CPC F16H 57/0416 (2013.01) [F16H 57/027 (2013.01); F16H 57/0489 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/124 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/20 (2013.01); F16H 2057/02056 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a frame;
at least one ground engaging member operatively connected to the frame;
an internal combustion engine connected to the frame;
a continuously variable transmission (CVT) operatively connected to the engine;
a CVT housing housing the CVT;
a cockpit area defined at least in part by the frame;
an air intake assembly fluidly connected to the CVT housing, the air intake assembly comprising an air intake duct body having:
an air intake duct outlet in fluid communication with an inside of the CVT housing;
at least two intake duct branches, each intake duct branch having a respective intake duct branch inlet fluidly connected to the air intake duct outlet, wherein a first intake duct branch of the at least two intake duct branches is in fluid communication with the cockpit area to fluidly connect an inside of the CVT housing with the cockpit area, the first intake duct branch having a first intake duct branch inlet.