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Granted Patent B2
US 12,420,624 · App. 17/282,652 · Granted Sep 23, 2025

Hybrid utility vehicle

Inventors: Beat R. Kohler (Kirchberg, CH); David F. Buehler (Bern, CH); Markus Hoffet (Aarberg, CH); Aaron D. Deckard (Zionsville, IN); Stephen L. Nelson (Osceola, WI)
Assignee: POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC.
B60K6/40B60K6/36B60K6/46B60K6/48B60K6/52B60Y2200/92
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Patent No.
US 12,420,624
App. No.
17/282,652
Granted
Sep 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A hybrid vehicle may be a series hybrid or a parallel hybrid vehicle. One embodiment of a parallel hybrid vehicle includes an engine, a transmission coupled to the engine, a front drive coupled to the transmission through a prop shaft, a rear drive coupled to the transmission, a traction motor drivingly coupled to the prop shaft, and a battery to operate the traction motor.

Claims (33)

1. A parallel hybrid power train for a vehicle, comprising:

an engine;

an electric motor/generator;

a transmission comprising:

an input shaft, wherein the engine is coupled to the input shaft; and

a second shaft drivingly coupled to the input shaft, the electric motor/generator coupled to the second shaft;

a first power transmission component operably coupled to the second shaft;

a third shaft offset from the input shaft and the second shaft;

a second power transmission component operably coupled to the third shaft;

a clutch operably coupled to the third shaft, the clutch operable to selectively couple the second power transmission component with the first power transmission component of the second shaft, and wherein the second shaft is coupled to the input shaft independent of the third shaft; and

a final drive assembly operably coupled to the engine and the electric motor/generator via the transmission, the final drive assembly being provided for driving ground engaging members of a vehicle.

2. The parallel hybrid power train of claim 1 , wherein the coupling between the input and second shaft is by way of gears, a first gear positioned on the input shaft, a second gear positioned on the second shaft and in selective engagement with the first gear, the second gear laterally movable along the second shaft and out of engagement with the first gear.

3. The parallel hybrid power train of claim 2 , wherein a third gear is positioned on the input shaft.

4. The parallel hybrid power train of claim 3 , wherein a fourth gear is positioned on the second shaft and in engagement with the third gear.

5. The parallel hybrid power train of claim 4 , wherein the fourth gear is laterally movable along the second shaft and out of engagement with the third gear.

6. The parallel hybrid power train of claim 5 , wherein the first power transmission component and the second power transmission component are in meshing engagement.

7. The parallel hybrid power train of claim 6 , wherein the second power transmission component is laterally movable along the third shaft and into and out of engagement with the first power transmission component.

8. The parallel hybrid power train of claim 2 , wherein the engine drives the input shaft and the electric motor/generator operates in a motor mode and drives the second shaft.

9. The parallel hybrid power train of claim 2 , wherein the electric motor/generator operates in a generator mode and the engine drives the input shaft and the electric motor/generator.

10. The parallel hybrid power train of claim 2 , wherein the second and third shafts may be decoupled from each other.

11. The parallel hybrid power train of claim 10 , wherein when the second and third shafts are decoupled from each other the engine may drive the electric motor/generator in a generator mode with no power to the ground engaging members.

12. The parallel hybrid power train of claim 1 , further comprising a housing, and each of the input shaft, second shaft, and third shaft are positioned within the housing.

13. A parallel hybrid power train for a vehicle, comprising:

an engine;

an electric motor/generator;

a transmission comprising:

an input shaft, wherein the engine is coupled to the input shaft; and

a second shaft drivingly coupled to the input shaft, the electric motor/generator coupled to the second shaft, wherein the coupling between the input and second shaft is by way of gears, a first gear positioned on the input shaft, a second gear positioned on the second shaft and in selective engagement with the first gear, the second gear laterally movable along the second shaft and out of engagement with the first gear;

a first power transmission component operably coupled to the second shaft;

a third shaft offset from the input shaft and the second shaft;

a second power transmission component operably coupled to the third shaft;

a clutch operably coupled to the third shaft, the clutch operable to selectively couple the second power transmission component with the first power transmission component of the second shaft; and

a final drive assembly operably coupled to the engine and the electric motor/generator via the transmission, the final drive assembly being provided for driving ground engaging members of a vehicle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 2, 2021
From: KOHLER, BEAT R.; BUEHLER, DAVID F.; HOFFET, MARKUS; DECKARD, AARON D.; NELSON, STEPHEN L.
To: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
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Continuity (2)
Continuation 16152719 · Oct 5, 2018
Related Publication 20210347243A1 · Nov 11, 2021
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