Bombardier Recreational Products Inc.

David Laroche

Nicolas Deluy

Alexei Mikhailov

Christopher Rudwal

Daniel Nadeau

Mathieu Duquette

Dave Proulx

Mathieu Hamel-gagnon

Steve Brouillette

Stephane Veillette

Andre Gilbert

Sebastien Lavoie

Pierre Poulin

Catherine Geoffroy

Dany Marois

Simon Carboneau

Olivier Coulombe

Jeremy Varlet

An off-road vehicle has: a frame including a rollover protection structure; two front wheels operatively connected to the frame; two rear wheels operatively connected to the frame; at least one seat supported by the frame; an internal combustion engine supported by the frame, being disposed rearward of the at least one seat, and being operatively connected at least one of: the two rear wheels, and the two front wheels; an engine air intake system fluidly connected to the engine for supplying air to the engine; and an air intake conduit having a conduit inlet and a conduit outlet, the conduit outlet being fluidly connected to the engine air intake system for supplying air to the engine air intake system, the conduit inlet being disposed at least in part vertically higher than the rollover protection structure.

Off-road vehicle air intake system

A vehicle has an engine; a drive pulley connected to and driven by a crankshaft of the engine; a driven pulley; an output shaft connected to and driven by the driven pulley; a belt looped around the pulleys; and a cover connected to the engine. The cover and the engine define a volume therebetween. A baffle disposed in the volume separates the volume in first and second chambers. The first chamber is disposed between the baffle and the engine. The second chamber is disposed between the baffle and the cover. The pulleys are disposed in the second chamber. The baffle defines first and second apertures fluidly communicating the first chamber with the second chamber. An air inlet is fluidly connected to the first chamber. An air outlet is fluidly connected to the second chamber.

Vehicle having an air-cooled continuously variable transmission

A door and a vehicle including the door. The door includes a door body; a latch movable between locked and unlocked positions; a first handle accessible from an exterior side of the body; a second handle accessible from an interior side of the body; and a rod connecting the latch and the handles, the handles rotating about a common axis, the first handle being rotatable between a first and a second position, the second handle being rotatable between a third and a fourth position, the latch being in the locked position when the first handle is in the first position and the second handle is in the third position, the latch being in the unlocked position when the first handle is in the second position, the latch being in the unlocked position also when the second handle is in the fourth position.

Door for a vehicle

A fender for a wheeled vehicle has an arcuate fender body and a brace. The fender body has an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface is adapted to face a wheel of the vehicle. The brace has a first end and a second end. The first end is disposed on and connected to the outer surface of the fender body. The second end is adapted to connect to the vehicle. The second end is spaced from the fender body and is disposed radially inward of the first end. A wheeled vehicle having the fender disposed on a wheel thereof is also described.

Fender for a wheeled vehicle

A vehicle has a frame, a straddle seat supported by the frame, a left front wheel and a right front wheel and at least one rear wheel operatively connected to the frame. An engine is supported by the frame and operatively connected to at least one of the wheels. A front cowling assembly is supported by the frame. A storage bin is disposed at least in part inside the front cowling assembly. At least one radiator fluidly communicates with the engine for cooling the engine. At least a portion of at least one of the at least one radiator is longitudinally and vertically aligned with at least a portion of the storage bin.

Storage bin and radiator assembly for a vehicle

A vehicle has a frame defining a longitudinal axis, a straddle seat, left and right front wheels, at least one rear wheel, a motor and a front cowling assembly being supported by the frame. At least a portion of an air inlet defined in the front cowling assembly faces forwardly. An air outlet is defined in the front cowling assembly and fluidly communicating with the air inlet. At least a portion of the air outlet faces laterally outwardly. A radiator fluidly communicating with the motor is enclosed at least in part by the front cowling assembly. At least a portion of the air flowing from the air inlet flows through the air outlet and through the radiator. A projection of the radiator on a longitudinally disposed vertical plane is greater than a projection of the radiator on a laterally disposed vertical plane.

Radiator assembly for a vehicle

A straddle-seat vehicle has a frame, and connected thereto, a pair of front wheels, at least one rear wheel, a pair of footrests, an engine, a radiator connected to the engine for cooling the engine, and a cowling. The cowling encloses at least a portion of the radiator and includes an inlet in fluid communication with the portion of the radiator, a lateral outlet on a first side, and a downward outlet on a lower surface, both outlets rearward of the inlet. The inlet is adapted to direct air to enter through the portion of the radiator into the cowling. A cowling wall disposed between the inlet and one of the pair of footrests deflects air away from the pair of footrests. The lateral and downward outlets, each in fluid communication with the inlet, are adapted to direct air exiting the cowling away from the pair of footrests.

Growing community of inventors

Sherbrooke, Canada

David Laroche