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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:
Sep. 15, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2007
Shigehiro Mochizuki, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Kazutaka Fukuda, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Shigehiro Mochizuki, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Kazutaka Fukuda, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Abstract
A power unit for a vehicle comprises an engine and a transmission assembly. The engine includes a crank shaft having a rotating mass. The transmission assembly includes a drive shaft having a first drive gear and being connected to the crank shaft through a first transmission mechanism, and a driven shaft connected to the drive shaft through a driven gear that meshes with the first drive gear. With the power unit oriented such that the crank shaft is substantially horizontal, at least a portion of the transmission assembly is positioned within a region extending below a swept area of the rotating mass.
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