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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2003
Applicants:
Yuichi Kawamoto, Akashi, JP;
Kiyohito Takano, Kobe, JP;
Inventors:
Yuichi Kawamoto, Akashi, JP;
Kiyohito Takano, Kobe, JP;
Assignee:
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K017/342 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An all-terrain vehicle includes a variable-speed V-belt drive disposed on one side of a crankcase of an engine, a V-belt drive cover covering the variable-speed V-belt drive, a gear transmission of transmitting a power of the engine in cooperation with the variable-speed V-belt drive, and a speed sensing device. The speed sensing device includes a speed sensor of measuring a rotating speed of a member which transmits the power of the engine to the wheels. The speed sensor is disposed right under the V-belt drive cover.