Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle and engine unit
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Application No.: US15815720Application Date: 2017-11-17
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Publication No.: US10220696B2Publication Date: 2019-03-05
- Inventor: Junji Uezu
- Applicant: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicant Address: JP Shizuoka-ken
- Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Shizuoka-ken
- Agency: HEA Law PLLC
- Priority: JP2016-225035 20161118
- Main IPC: B60K5/12
- IPC: B60K5/12 ; B60F3/00 ; B60K17/342 ; B60K17/06 ; F02F7/00 ; F16C3/12 ; B62D21/18

Abstract:
A vehicle includes, an engine including a crankshaft, a crankcase which is configured to accommodate the crankshaft therein, and a centrifugal clutch which is arranged coaxially with the crankshaft, and a propeller shaft to which rotational power output from the engine and changed in speed is transmitted, the propeller shaft passing through the crankcase and intersecting the crankshaft in plan view, at least a part of the propeller shaft being located between the centrifugal clutch and a support wall portion of the crankcase configured to support the crankshaft and above a lower end of the centrifugal clutch.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180141425A1 VEHICLE AND ENGINE UNIT Public/Granted day:2018-05-24
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