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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2020
Applicant:
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe, JP;
Inventors:
Masaki Nishiyabu, Akashi, JP;
Yuji Hida, Akashi, JP;
Assignee:
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Kobe, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 1/46 (2006.01); B60K 17/16 (2006.01); F16H 57/04 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/0473 (2013.01); F16H 57/0404 (2013.01); F16H 57/0435 (2013.01); F16H 57/0436 (2013.01); F16H 57/0441 (2013.01); F16H 57/0452 (2013.01);
Abstract
A straddle vehicle includes: a prime mover; a hydraulically actuated main clutch; an oil control valve unit; a power unit case accommodating at least the main clutch; an oil pan mounted beneath the power unit case; a clutch-dedicated pump; a primary filter disposed in an oil passage between the oil pan and the clutch-dedicated pump; and a secondary filter disposed in an oil passage between the clutch-dedicated pump and the oil control valve unit. The primary filter and the secondary filter are mounted on a bottom surface of the power unit case and covered from below by the oil pan.