Patent ID: 11897578
Assignee: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. A snow vehicle, comprising:
a vehicle frame extending along a longitudinal centerline;
a powertrain assembly supported by the vehicle frame and comprising an engine operably coupled to a transmission;
a fuel tank fluidly coupled to the engine, and each of the fuel tank and the transmission intersect the longitudinal centerline;
an exhaust assembly fluidly coupled to the engine and including at least a muffler and an exhaust conduit extending between a portion of the engine and the muffler;
a rear suspension assembly comprising at least a tunnel; and
a drive belt operably coupled to the powertrain assembly, and the tunnel is configured to vertically separate the drive belt from the fuel tank and the muffler, wherein the transmission comprises a transmission output, and the transmission output is forward of the fuel tank.