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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7431116 | Snow vehicle having engine with reduced vertical dimension A snow vehicle includes an engine containing a crankshaft and a balancer shaft, a track belt mounted behind the engine, and a front axle for transmitting the driving power from the engine to the track belt. The balancer shaft is located above a line connecting the c... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7370871 | Vehicle frame with shock absorbing system A shock absorbing member includes a first member composed of a first tube and a second tube which is located at a center of the first tube. Shock absorbing material is filled between the first tube and the second tube. Two second members are located below the first ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7360620 | Engine mounting structure of low floor type vehicle In a low floor type vehicle 10, a banking angle θ1 of a longitudinal V-type engine 100 mounted below a low floor is set to an angle equal to or exceeding approximately 90°. The V-type engine is arranged with a bisector L1 of the banking angle ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7341039 | Lubrication system for a marine propulsion system with a tilted in-line engine A lubrication system for an in-line engine which has a piston symmetry plane that is tilted relative to a vertical plane is provided with an oil pan and windage tray that facilitates the transfer of oil from a rotating crankshaft to the oil pan without excessive aer... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331320 | Engine starting apparatus and method An engine starting apparatus has a reverse-rotation detection sensor for detecting the reverse rotation of an engine. A control apparatus for controlling the engine starting apparatus performs such control that a starter motor is not rotated while the reverse rotati... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328767 | Power train supporting apparatus and method for automotive vehicle In a power train supporting apparatus and method for an automotive vehicle, at least three mount portions support a power train constituted by an engine and a transmission on a frame of a vehicle body in such a manner that the output axle of the engine intersects a ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7318495 | Power train assembly having a H-drive configuration A power train assembly having an H-drive configuration is described as having a number of transversely disposed components which transmit drive power from a transversely mounted drive power source to a transversely disposed rear wheel axle via a longitudinally dispo... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7287619 | Air intake system for off-road vehicle An off-road vehicle includes a frame and four wheels that support the frame. Two seat assemblies are disposed side by side on the frame. The seat assemblies are separated from each other to define a space therebetween. An engine powers the wheels. The engine defines... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281755 | Vehicle support structure with floor impact movement restriction device A vehicle support structure is provided with a floor impact restriction device coupled between a structural floor member of a vehicle floor and a vehicle suspension member supporting the vehicle floor. The floor impact restriction device basically has a suspension a... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7255318 | Stud mounting system A housing for a motor is described. The housing extends between a pair of endshields and includes an inner surface, an outer surface, and at least one raised projection extending outwardly from at least one of the housing inner and outer surfaces. The projection inc... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7240758 | Component arrangement for an all terrain vehicle An all terrain vehicle (“ATV”) is disclosed having a frame with front, rear, right, and left sides. An engine and at least two wheel axes are disposed on the frame. A plurality of wheels are disposed on the at least two wheel axes. The engine includes a cylinder... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238072 | Mounting system for a marine engine A support system for a marine engine provides a plurality of mounts that have primary axes that are aligned in parallel relation with a piston symmetry plane of the engine. These primary axes of the mounts are also aligned with the central axes of the cylinders of t... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7216736 | Vibration suppression device of power train A heat exchanger, which performs heat exchanging between a lubricating oil circulating within a transfer device disposed behind an engine and an engine coolant, also functions as a mass member of a dynamic damper. The heat exchanger is disposed at an upper face of a... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210461 | Internal combustion engine for a motor vehicle An internal combustion engine for a motor vehicle with a cylinder head, an intake manifold, and a fuel distributor rail. The downstream end of the intake manifold is connected by a flange to intake channels in the cylinder head of the internal combustion engine. The... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204333 | Suspension arrangement structure for vehicle A differential mechanism is arranged below an infinitely variable transmission and a reduction gear mechanism. Front fitting parts and rear fitting parts for fitting suspension arms to a vehicle frame are arranged to the front and rear of the deferential mechanism. ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7178615 | Transport system for portable auger A transport system is provided for a portable auger. The transport system comprises a dedicated powered drive unit to provide powered-assisted, wheel movement of the auger by an individual. Means are provided for allowing the wheel, or wheels, driven by the dedicate... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7143858 | Transmission for a working vehicle and vehicle A transmission for a working vehicle for transmitting drive power from an engine to a driving axle that includes: a flywheel including a flywheel body operatively connected with the engine and a flywheel housing for accommodating the flywheel body; a main-speed-chan... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140463 | Snowmobile equipped with a four-cycle engine and intake structure for snowmobile engines In a snowmobile, a four-cycle engine is mounted in such a manner that its crankshaft is arranged along the body width direction and the central axis of a cylinder(s) is tilted rearward by angle α with respect to the vertical direction of the body, forming a rear ti... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7127967 | Power transfer unit A motor vehicle power transfer unit for distributing torque from a transmission assembly between a front wheel drive line and rear wheel drive line. The power transfer unit includes a housing that encloses a parallel gear set and a non-parallel gear set, which are c... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7114480 | V-type engine There is provided a V-type engine in which banks of an engine block are offset in the same direction as the rotational direction of a crankshaft so that the banks may be displaced toward an end of a vehicle body. On the offset side, engine accessory is mounted on a ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111705 | Vibration isolating mount device An oscillation limiting mechanism (4) is integrally provided to an engine mount (3) (a vibration proof mount device) of a power plant (P) mounted on an automobile in a traverse mount fashion. Not only is a stopper metal member (40) in the shape ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7097226 | Safety system for a compartment of a vehicle A safety sensing and/or release system for a closed compartment of a vehicle is operable to detect an occupant within the vehicle compartment. The system may be operable to sense ambient conditions in the vehicle compartment, and may generate a control signal in res... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7087674 | Controlled release of perfluoropolyether antifoam additives from compounded rubber Antifoam compositions for functional fluids contain antifoam agents comprising perfluoropolyether compounds (PFPE). An automatic transmission fluid is provided containing the antifoam composition in a lubricating base oil, along with conventional additives such as a... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7074149 | Transmission for wheel type working vehicle A transmission for a wheel type working vehicle which makes it possible to reduce a size of a transmission mechanism for transmitting a mechanical driving force and a hydraulic driving force from the transmission to a front and rear wheel driving output shaft that i... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7032701 | Vehicle power source supporting structure A supporting structure of a vehicle power source consists of a plurality of mount members having elasticity through which a power source is mounted on a vehicle body; first mount members for primarily sharing the weight of the power source and at least one of the fi... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7017702 | Transport engine and drive arrangement A parallel engine and transmission drive arrangement with application to both land and marine vehicles reduces the large moment arm and moment about the rear axle in the case of land vehicles, and provides trim and stability and compact arrangement of the drive arra... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7000727 | Direct drive assembly and go-kart containing same A go-kart drive assembly with an internal combustion engine in the form of a reciprocating-piston or rotary-piston engine as a power source is described. The drive assembly includes a spur-gear reduction gearing between the internal combustion engine and a rear-whee... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6978853 | Axle assembly with parallel mounted electric motors An axle assembly includes a first and a second electric motor which drive a gearbox assembly substantially therebetween. The electric motors drive the gearbox assembly which drives the vehicle wheels through a first and second axle shaft located along a first axis. ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6976554 | Mounting device for a V-configured engine A substantially V-shaped cylinder block is provided with a chain arrangement for transmitting the rotation of a crankshaft to camshafts, a chain cover for covering the chain arrangement at the front side of the cylinder block, and a mounting bracket fixed to a mount... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6962225 | Pipe system for a motorcycle A motorcycle includes a frame, a front wheel, a rear wheel, an engine and a plenum. The rotational axes of the front and rear wheels define a first plane that is perpendicular to a second plane. The engine includes an air intake port and an exhaust port. A first pip... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6959780 | Vibration damping system for an engine mounted on a vehicle A vibration damping system for an engine mounted on a vehicle has mounting elements attached to frames of the vehicle, through which elements the engine is mounted on the frames, a damping weight provided outwardly of the engine, and a weight support unit fixed at o... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6959922 | Transmission mount structure for vehicles A transmission mount structure for mounting a transmission connected to an end of a transverse-mounted engine to a vehicle body includes an elastic main vibration-damping member for reducing both vibrations in a vertical direction and vibrations in a roll direction,... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6952929 | Air conditioning systems for vehicles, comprising such air conditioning systems, and methods for driving hybrid compressors of such air conditioning systems An air conditioning system for a vehicle includes a compressor. The vehicle includes a first drive source and the compressor includes a second drive source. The compressor is driven by the first drive source or the second drive source, or a combination thereof, and ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6928988 | Control system for engine An electronically controlled engine management system for a multi-cylinder engine unnoticeably disables and enables various cylinder groups to preserve fuel economy. The engine management system enables the operator to enjoy high torque represented from a multi-cyli... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6904994 | Horizontal transmission and oil system for telehandlers A power train arrangement having a prime mover and a transmission coupled to the prime mover for driving a cooling system with the prime mover through the transmission. The transmission is positioned intermediate to the prime mover and the cooling system in a manner... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6902026 | Wheel type traveling and operating vehicle A wheel traveling and operating vehicle includes a tire wheel traveling apparatus having axles in front and rear portions of a chassis frame body, an engine providing a traveling power, and a transmission. The transmission is provided with a transmission portion arr... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6848530 | Hydromechanical speedchange device and vehicle having speed change device mounted thereon An HMT apparatus (T) is mounted on a vehicle (A). In the HMT apparatus (T), input rotational force from an engine (13) is once divided into two systems which are then transmitted by an MT device (23) and by an HST device (24) respectively and ar... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6782963 | Four-wheel vehicle for traveling on irregular road A four-wheel vehicle for traveling on an irregular road that is superior in weight balance and traveling stability. A rotating section (radial center line L3) of a torque converter T and a drive shaft (longitudinal center line L2) which transmits a dri... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6779622 | Structure for cooling power drive unit for automobile To cool a power drive unit for controlling the operation of a motor-generator connected to an engine and function as either a motor or a generator, an electric power drive unit-accommodating chamber is defined outside a side frame disposed on a side of an engine roo... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6772851 | Vehicle with low ground clearance A vehicle has a cab, a cabin, and a carrier upon a chassis. The cab has a front, sides, a roof, a windshield, an engine, a seat, and driver doors. Behind the cab, the cabin transports passengers. The cabin has walls, a roof, benches, and doors at each bench. Behind ... | 08/10/2004 |
