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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2017
Kabushiki Kaisha F.c.c., Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka, JP;
Kazuyoshi Miyachi, Hamamatsu, JP;
Shouji Makita, Hamamatsu, JP;
Ryouhei Chiba, Hamamatsu, JP;
Kaoru Iida, Hamamatsu, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha F.C.C., Shizuoka, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a saddle-ride type vehicle, which does not reduce cooling efficiency of an engine, is hardly affected by heat from the engine, and can increase a degree of freedom of configuration such as the orientation at the time of arrangement, size and shape of a shift actuator. The saddle-ride type vehicle () includes the engine (), and the engine () has a cylinder block (), a cylinder head () and a head cover () and has a crankcase () below the cylinder block (). The saddle-ride type vehicle () also includes a shift drum drive unit () for rotating a shift drum () which changes a gear train () in a transmission (). The shift drum drive unit () includes a shift actuator () formed of an electric motor, and a decelerator (). The shift drum drive unit () is attached to a front surface of the crankcase () below the cylinder block () via a unit case () housing the decelerator ().