Motor vehicles – Including one or more ski-like or runner members – With at least one surface-engaging propulsion element
Patent
1995-04-21
1997-03-04
Hurley, Kevin
Motor vehicles
Including one or more ski-like or runner members
With at least one surface-engaging propulsion element
180376, B62M 2702
Patent
active
056070268
ABSTRACT:
In a snowmobile drive train the variable ratio belt drive is not directly coupled to the engine crankshaft as in the prior art, but rather the driving pulley of the variable ratio belt drive is carried on one end of a jackshaft and the engine power is applied to the opposite end of the jackshaft. The jackshaft is supported in a fixed bearing in the vehicle frame, this bearing being immediately adjacent to the driving pulley so that the influence on the belt drive of vibrations generated by the engine is vastly diminished. Therefore the engine mounts can be arranged to fully absorb vibrations of the engine. Previously, when the driving pulley was directly coupled to the engine crankshaft it was necessary to include a tie restraint to limit movements of the engine housing in the direction of separation between the axes of the driving and driven pulleys.
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Bostelmann Willy
Cote Raymond
Fecteau Berthold
Gagne Yvon
Pesant Gilles
Bombardier Inc.
Hurley Kevin
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