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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 1989
Filed:
Oct. 21, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hiromitsu Watanabe, Iwata, JP;
Assignee:
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki, Shizuoka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180215 ;
Abstract
Two embodiments of three wheeled shaft driven vehicles embodying an improved construction for affixing the final drive assembly to the remaining portion of the vehicle. The attachment is accomplished in a way that facilitates alignment and servicing. In each embodiment, the final drive assembly is not provided with any suspension and is affixed directly to the frame. In one embodiment, a splined connection is employed for rotatably coupling the transmission output shaft with the final drive input shaft. In the other embodiment, a universal joint is used for this purpose.