Patent ID: 11932321
Assignee: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 11:
12. A vehicle comprising:
a frame extending along a longitudinal axis;
ground engaging members supporting the frame, including front and rear ground engaging members;
a seat supported by the frame;
an engine supported by the frame and having at least one cylinder;
a final drive supported by the frame and operatively coupled to the engine and to the rear ground engaging members; and
an exhaust system fluidly coupled to the engine, the exhaust system including a muffler having a longitudinally-extending centerline that is coplanar with the longitudinal axis of the frame, along a rear of the vehicle, wherein the muffler has an inlet and an outlet, the inlet being positioned along a first end of the muffler and the outlet being positioned along a second end of the muffler, the second end being opposite the first end, a least a portion of the muffler being positioned directly over the final drive, wherein a central axis of the inlet is parallel to a central axis of the outlet.