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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2022
Bombardier Recreational Products Inc., Valcourt, CA;
Sebastien Vezina, Sherbrooke, CA;
Anne-Marie Dion, Granby, CA;
Emilien Demers, Racine, CA;
Nicolas Bedard, Granby, CA;
Felix Labonte, Roxton Pond, CA;
Jean-Sebastien Pard, Tingwick, CA;
Rene Lemieux, Granby, CA;
Xavier-Pierre Aitcin, St-Hyacinthe, CA;
BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC., Valcourt, CA;
Abstract
A snowmobile includes: a frame including a tunnel; a rear suspension assembly connected to the frame and disposed beneath the tunnel; an endless track supported by the rear suspension assembly; a motor supported by the frame and operatively connected to the endless track; a drive shaft driven by the motor, a driven shaft operatively connected to the 5 endless track; and a continuously variable transmission (CVT) operatively connecting the drive shaft to the endless track, the CVT comprising: a drive pulley mounted to the drive shaft, the drive pulley being operatively connected to the motor via the drive shaft; a driven pulley mounted to the driven shaft, the driven shaft operatively connecting the driven pulley to the endless track; a belt operatively connecting the drive and driven pulleys; and a CVT 0 housing having a rigid mounting portion connected to the frame and to the motor. Other aspects are also contemplated.