Patents Assigned to Bombardier Recreational Products Inc.
  • Method for decelerating a watercraft
    Patent number: 9908601
    Abstract: A method for decelerating a watercraft is disclosed. The watercraft has a reverse gate and a reverse gate actuator operatively connected to the reverse gate for moving the reverse gate between at least a stowed position and a deceleration position. The method includes: receiving, in a control unit, a deceleration signal from a deceleration device position sensor, the deceleration signal being indicative of an actuated position of a deceleration device; controlling, by the control unit, an operation of the reverse gate actuator based at least in part on the actuated position of the deceleration device; and moving the reverse gate from the stowed position to the deceleration position with the reverse gate actuator, the reverse gate actuator being controlled such that a speed of rotation of the reverse gate depends at least in part on the actuated position of the deceleration device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventor: Frederic Vachon
  • Vehicle cargo box
    Patent number: 9896014
    Abstract: A cargo box has a cargo box body and a tailgate. The cargo box body has two walls, a floor, an opened side, at least one slot defined in the floor, and at least one tab extending from at least one of the walls. The tailgate is selectively pivotally connected to the cargo box body and has at least one tailgate tab extending from a bottom thereof and being received in the at least one slot and at least one recess defined in a side thereof. The at least one tab overlaps a portion of the tailgate when the tailgate is closed thereby preventing opening of the tailgate. The tailgate is generally vertically slidable to align the at least one recess with the at least one tab thereby permitting opening of the tailgate. A vehicle having the tailgate and methods of opening and removing a tailgate are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Jukka Olli, Paavo Sieppi, Hannu Yleva, Heikki Makkonen, Antti Suhanko, Jari Jokelainen
  • Off-road wheeled side-by-side vehicle
    Patent number: 9889777
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a frame, front and rear wheels, a motor, and a driver seat. A passenger seat disposed side-by-side with the driver seat has a seat base that is pivotable about a horizontal pivot axis between a seating position where it extends horizontally and a storage position. A retaining surface having a seating position groove and a storage position groove is fixed with respect to one of the seat base and the frame. A retaining member fixed with respect to another of the seat base and the frame is complementary to the grooves. The retaining member is received in the storage position groove when the seat base is in the storage position, thereby retaining the seat base in the storage position. The retaining member is received in the seating position groove when the seat base is in the seating position, thereby retaining the seat base in the seating position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Dave Proulx, Mikhael Simard, Frederic Martineau
  • Electronic oil pump
    Patent number: 9885264
    Abstract: A method of controlling an engine includes the steps of: applying a current to the electromagnetic coil to move the at least one piston from the fully retracted position toward the full stroke position; sending a signal to an electronic control unit (ECU) when the at least one piston reaches the full stroke position; determining a time taken to reach the full stroke position from the fully retracted position based on the signal; determining a power-on time based on the determined time taken to reach the full stroke position from the fully retracted position; and returning the at least one piston to the fully retracted position by stopping to apply the current to the electromagnetic coil once the power-on time has elapsed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Yvon Bedard, Benoit Pion
  • Method and system for starting an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 9845782
    Abstract: A method for starting an internal combustion engine has the steps of: oscillating a crankshaft of the engine using the electrical actuator; then injecting fuel in a combustion chamber and igniting the fuel in this combustion chamber to cause the crankshaft to turn in a reverse direction; then injecting fuel in another combustion chamber and igniting the fuel in the other combustion chamber to cause the crankshaft to turn in a forward direction; and then injecting fuel in the other combustion chamber and igniting fuel in the other combustion chamber to cause the crankshaft to turn in the forward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventor: Michel Bernier
  • Continuously variable transmission mounting assembly
    Patent number: 9828064
    Abstract: A vehicle has a frame, an engine connected to the frame, an output shaft driven by the engine, a bracket resiliently mounted to the engine, a countershaft rotationally supported by the bracket, a driving pulley disposed on the output shaft and rotating therewith, a driven pulley disposed on the countershaft and rotating therewith, a drive belt looped around the driving and driven pulleys to transfer torque from the driving pulley to the driven pulley, the driving pulley, the driven pulley and the drive belt together forming a continuously variable transmission, and at least one ground engaging member operatively connected to the countershaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Jean-Sebastien Pard, Mathieu Gauthier
  • Drive track and drive sprocket for a vehicle
    Patent number: 9828065
    Abstract: A drive track for a tracked vehicle has an endless belt having an inner surface and an outer surface. The belt defines a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction. A plurality of external lugs project outwards from the outer surface of the belt. Each of the plurality of external lugs has a height in a direction normal to the outer surface. The plurality of external lugs forms a plurality of lateral rows. A longitudinal spacing between consecutive lateral rows of the plurality of lateral row is an external lug pitch. The height of at least some of the plurality of external lugs is greater than the external lug pitch. Drive sprocket and drive track assemblies and vehicles having the drive track are also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventor: Jean-Sebastien Pard
  • Frame assembly for a vehicle
    Patent number: 9815145
    Abstract: A vehicle frame assembly has a first frame member defining a first frame member axis and a slot and having a first frame member connection portion adjacent the slot. A second frame member defining a second frame member axis has a projection and a second frame member connection portion adjacent thereto. The projection is received in the slot. The first frame member connection portion is connected to the second frame member connection portion to form a connection region in which the second frame member axis is disposed at a non-zero angle to the first frame member axis in the connection region. The method of assembling the frame includes inserting the projection into the slot, contacting the connection portions to each other to form the connection region with the members being positioned for connection with their axes disposed at a non-zero angle to each other, and connecting the connection portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Bruno Larocque, Simon Filion, Pascal Jacques, Jean Guillemette, David Brouillette, David Rousseau
  • Six-wheel all-terrain vehicle
    Patent number: 9809270
    Abstract: A vehicle has a frame, a motor connected to the frame, two front wheels operatively connected to the frame, two intermediate wheels operatively connected to the frame, the two intermediate wheels being disposed rearward of the two front wheels, two rear wheels operatively connected to the frame, the two rear wheels being disposed rearward of the intermediate wheels, a driver seat connected to the frame, a passenger seat disposed at least in part rearward of the driver seat, the driver seat and the passenger seat being straddle seats, and a cargo box connected to the frame, the passenger seat being disposed at least in part forward of the cargo box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Jukka Olli, Paavo Sieppi, Hannu Yleva, Heikki Makkonen, Antti Suhanko, Jari Jokelainen
  • Leaning vehicle
    Patent number: 9789930
    Abstract: A leaning vehicle has a frame, a straddle seat, a motor, a shock tower pivotally connected the frame, the frame being pivotable relative to the shock tower, and front left and right suspension assemblies connected the frame. Each of the front left and right suspension assemblies comprises a leg operatively connected to a corresponding front left or right ground engaging member and being rotatable about a steering axis, an upper suspension arm having a first end pivotally connected to the frame and a second end pivotally connected to the leg, a lower suspension arm having a first end pivotally connected to the frame and a second end pivotally connected to the leg and a shock absorber having an upper end connected to the shock tower and a lower end connected to the lower suspension arm and a brake assembly connected to the frame and the shock tower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Sebastien Vezina, Jonathan Fortier
  • Snowmobile front fairing
    Patent number: D802473
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Christian Lepine, Philippe Petit
  • Snowmobile side fairing
    Patent number: D802474
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Christian Lepine, Philippe Petit
  • Snowmobile
    Patent number: D802475
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Christian Lepine, Philippe Petit
  • Snowmobile front fairing
    Patent number: D802476
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Christian Lepine, Philippe Petit
  • Off-road vehicle
    Patent number: D804993
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Richard Eck, Matt Tandrup, Alexei Mikhailov
  • Off-road vehicle front fascia
    Patent number: D805009
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Richard Eck, Matt Tandrup, Alexei Mikhailov
  • Off-road vehicle hood
    Patent number: D805011
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Richard Eck, Matt Tandrup, Alexei Mikhailov
  • Off-road vehicle side body panel set
    Patent number: D805015
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Richard Eck, Matt Tandrup, Alexei Mikhailov
  • Pair of off-road vehicle headlamps
    Patent number: D805224
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Richard Eck, Matt Tandrup, Alexei Mikhailov
  • Headlight cover
    Patent number: D808067
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Emmanuel Rius, Stephane Sanschagrin, Andre Cote