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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2004
Eiji Kato, Iwata, JP;
Rusty Hayes, Sharpsburg, GA (US);
Colby Nash, Newnan, GA (US);
Joel Cheek, Newnan, GA (US);
Eiji Kato, Iwata, JP;
Rusty Hayes, Sharpsburg, GA (US);
Colby Nash, Newnan, GA (US);
Joel Cheek, Newnan, GA (US);
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Shizuoka, JP;
Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America, Newnan, GA (US);
Abstract
An off-road vehicle includes a frame and wheels. An engine of the vehicle has a crankshaft. A transmission transmits the rotation of the crankshaft to the wheels. A housing houses a transmission mechanism of the transmission. The housing has an air inlet duct through which ambient air enters the housing and an air outlet duct through which the air leaves the housing. The air inlet duct has an inlet opening. The outlet duct has an outlet opening. The inlet and outlet openings are positioned higher than the wheels.