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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2004
Masahiro Kuroki, Saitama, JP;
Shinji Takayanagi, Saitama, JP;
Masahiro Kuroki, Saitama, JP;
Shinji Takayanagi, Saitama, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A three-wheeled motor vehicle includes a through coupling situated between right and left internal shafts and rear wheels, each via a drive shaft. The axial lines of right and left internal shafts are both intersected with a straight line as a rocking axis. If the right and left internal shafts are placed away from each other in the front and rear of the vehicle body, the drive shaft can be placed extensively in the diagonal direction from the right and left internal shafts to the rear wheel side. Using the described structure, the total length of the drive shaft can be increased. In consideration thereof, the bending angle of the drive shaft can be minimized when the rear drive wheels move in the vertical direction, and the track of the rear wheels can be reduced because the drive shaft is placed extensively in the diagonal direction.