Patent ID: 8944449
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: B60G,B60K,B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle, comprising: a plurality of ground engaging members; a frame supported by the plurality of ground engaging members; an operator area supported by the frame, the operator area including driver controls and seating adapted to support at least two people in a side-by-side relationship; a prime mover supported by the frame and operatively coupled to at least one of the plurality of ground engaging members to propel the vehicle, the prime mover being operatively coupled to a first ground engaging member positioned rearward of the operator area, a second ground engaging member positioned rearward of the operator area, and a third ground engaging member positioned forward of the operator area; a CVT operatively coupled to the prime mover and the first ground engaging member, the second ground engaging member, and the third ground engaging member, the CVT transferring power from the prime mover to the first ground engaging member, the second ground engaging member, and the third ground engaging member; a first suspension coupling the first ground engaging member to the frame, the first suspension including a first suspension arm rotatably coupled to the frame and a first shock coupled to the frame at an upper end of the first shock and coupled to the first suspension arm at a lower end of the first shock; a second suspension coupling the second ground engaging member to the frame, the second suspension including a second suspension arm rotatably coupled to the frame and a second shock coupled to the frame at an upper end of the second shock and coupled to the second suspension arm at a lower end of the second shock; and a generally U-shaped sway bar having a first end portion coupled to the first suspension, a second end portion coupled to the second suspension, and a middle portion supported by the frame, the first end portion and the second end portion are longitudinally positioned between the seating and the middle portion, the generally U-shaped sway bar being rotatably coupled to the frame and the middle portion is a continuous section which extends across a central longitudinal plane of the vehicle and the middle portion is positioned rearward of a rear end of the frame, wherein the first shock and the second shock are spaced apart from an interior region of the generally U-shaped sway bar.