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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2020
Bombardier Recreational Products Inc., Valcourt, CA;
Michel Lefebvre, Valcourt, CA;
Jonathan Claveau, Cowansville, CA;
Bruno Schuehmacher, Richmond, CA;
Roger Rioux, Sherbrooke, CA;
Sebastien Thibault, Sherbrooke, CA;
Luc Champigny, Racine, CA;
Frederic Desjardins, Orford, CA;
BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC., Valcourt, CA;
Abstract
A snowmobile including a frame; at least one ski; an engine with an engine air inlet and an exhaust outlet; a turbocharger including an exhaust turbine, and a compressor. An air intake system includes a first flow path connecting the compressor to the atmosphere; a second flow path connecting the compressor to the engine air inlet; an intake bypass flow path connecting atmosphere to the engine air inlet for bypassing the compressor; and an intake bypass valve for controlling the flow through the intake bypass flow path. An exhaust system includes a third flow path connecting the exhaust outlet to the exhaust turbine; a fourth flow path connecting the exhaust turbine to the atmosphere; an exhaust bypass flow path connecting the exhaust outlet to the atmosphere for at least partially bypassing the exhaust turbine; and an exhaust bypass valve for controlling the flow through the exhaust bypass flow path.