Patent ID: 6622806
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: B60K,B60Y,B62K,F16H,Y10S

Abstract:
An all terrain vehicle comprising a frame assembly, at least one front wheel being connected to said frame assembly, a front fender assembly being disposed generally above said front wheel, an inlet chamber being at least partially defined by a box that is integrally formed in said front fender assembly, an engine being supported by said frame assembly and being positioned generally rearward of said front wheel, a cooling fan being supported by said frame assembly and being positioned forward of said engine and below said front fender assembly, said cooling fan having an outer radial sweep path, a first longitudinal cylindrical volume being defined by said sweep path of said cooling fan and a generally longitudinal central axis of said cooling fan, an air inlet duct comprising an inlet and an outlet, said duct extending through a portion of said front fender assembly, said duct inlet opening to an upper side of said fender assembly at a location generally rearward of said cooling fan, said duct outlet opening proximate a lower portion of said engine, at least a portion of said air inlet duct passing through said volume at a location between said engine and said cooling fan.