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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 28, 1998
Kazutaka Fukuda, Iwata, JP;
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Abstract
A transmission arrangement for an offroad vehicle is disclosed. The offroad vehicle has a frame, at least two wheels supporting the frame, and an internal combustion engine supported by the frame. The engine has at least one cylinder, a piston positioned in the cylinder and reciprocating along a first axis, the piston driving a crankshaft of the engine. The crankshaft is arranged to drive at least one of the wheels through the transmission, the vehicle having a front end and a rear end and a longitudinal centerline extending through the ends, the crankshaft extending along a first axis parallel to the centerline. The transmission includes a chamber defined by a case, a primary shaft at least partially positioned in the chamber and driven by the crankshaft, a main shaft at least partially positioned in the chamber and offset from said primary shaft, the main shaft driven by the primary shaft by a belt positioned in the chamber. The main shaft is arranged to drive at least one of the wheels. At least a portion of the case faces the front end of the vehicle unobstructed.
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