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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2024
Applicant:
Bombardier Recreational Products Inc., Valcourt, CA;
Inventors:
Walid Ben Attouch, Sherbrooke, CA;
Francois-Charles Dumas, Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, CA;
Patrick Leroux, Granby, CA;
Assignee:
BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC., Valcourt, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 23/04 (2006.01); B60K 17/35 (2006.01); F16H 48/34 (2012.01); F16H 48/20 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 17/35 (2013.01); B60K 23/04 (2013.01); F16H 48/34 (2013.01); B60K 2023/046 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/124 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/405 (2013.01); F16H 2048/204 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle has a frame; a motor connected to the frame; a rear drivetrain connected to the frame; a front drivetrain connected to the frame and having a lockable front differential; a manual override control; and a controller operatively connected to the lockable front differential and to the manual override control. The controller is adapted for controlling the motor to limit a speed of the motor when the front differential is locked and the manual override control is not activated.