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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2009
Taisuke Nimura, Saitama, JP;
Kiyotaka Sakai, Saitama, JP;
Kenji Kofuji, Saitama, JP;
Yoshinobu Shiomi, Saitama, JP;
Hidetoshi Toyoda, Saitama, JP;
Yasuhiro Higashi, Saitama, JP;
Taisuke Nimura, Saitama, JP;
Kiyotaka Sakai, Saitama, JP;
Kenji Kofuji, Saitama, JP;
Yoshinobu Shiomi, Saitama, JP;
Hidetoshi Toyoda, Saitama, JP;
Yasuhiro Higashi, Saitama, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A motorcycle includes a swing arm, a rear wheel mounted on a leading end of the swing arm, a drive shaft disposed in the swing arm, and a final gear transmission mechanism interposed between the drive shaft and the rear wheel. The final gear transmission mechanism includes a gear case mounted on the leading end of the swing arm for supporting a rear axle; a first end bearing and a second end bearing for supporting a first end and a second end of the rear axle, respectively, a ring gear mounted on the rear axle for transmitting the rotary drive force of an engine to the rear axle; a holding portion for holding the first end of the rear axle in the axial direction of the rear axle; and a fastening member for fastening the second end bearing to the second end of the rear axle.