Abstract: An engine air management system is provided for an internal combustion engine generating blowby gas in a crankcase containing engine oil and oil aerosol. The system includes combinations of two or more of an air-oil separator, an air filter, and an acoustic silencer.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 11, 2009
Date of Patent:
April 3, 2012
Assignee:
Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.
Inventors:
Scott P. Heckel, Jerald J. Moy, Scott W. Schwartz, Andrew P. Perr, Mark V. Holzmann, Peter K. Herman, Michael T. Zuroski, Brian W. Schwandt
Abstract: A rear suspension system for a snowmobile includes a plurality of adjacent closed-loop tracks disposed in a rear tunnel of the snowmobile. Each of the plurality of adjacent closed-loop tracks are rotatably driven by a drive system. One of a plurality of independent suspension assemblies is disposed in each closed-loop track and the plurality of independent suspension assemblies articulate independently of each other during travel of the rear suspension system.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 13, 2005
Date of Patent:
October 31, 2006
Assignee:
Great Lakes Sound & Vibration, Inc.
Inventors:
Stephen E. Polakowski, Steven G. Mattson