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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8002068 | Final gear transmission mechanism for a motorcycle, and motorcycle incorporating same 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 i... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7971674 | Shaft drive type motorcycle A shaft drive type motorcycle includes a drive shaft, a constant-velocity universal joint interposed in the drive shaft, and the pinion gear provided at one end of the drive shaft and meshed with a final gear. A shaft part may be extended from a cup of the constant-... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7946374 | Vehicle A rear wheel drive mechanism acting as a drive force transmission mechanism provided in a vehicle is provided with a spline section provided on an outer periphery of one end of a first drive shaft acting as an output shaft, a spline hole provided on an inner periphe... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7913793 | Shaft-driven motorcycle with pivotally mounted swing arm and related support structure A motorcycle includes a swing arm, which is swingably supported on a vehicle body frame by a support member. A suspension link member is connected between a lower portion of the vehicle body frame and the swing arm, and a rear shock absorber is disposed extending be... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7882919 | Shaft drive device A shaft of a pinion gear is engaged with a ring gear extends toward the front side in a final gear case that is provided in a power transmission system between a power unit and a wheel. Splines are provided on each of an outer circumference of the shaft, and on an i... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7717211 | Swing arm structure with shaft drive and spacer To provide a rear wheel structure which can easily perform the mounting and dismounting of a rear wheel without causing a fluctuation in a banking angle. In the rear wheel structure which includes a pair of left and right swing arms which are arranged to sandwich a ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7665562 | Drive shaft case for motorcycle and motorcycle A tubular case into which a drive shaft configured to transmit a driving force from a transmission T of an engine to a rear wheel of a motorcycle is accommodated, the case including a case body which has an opening portion extending in an axial direction of the driv... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7661503 | Vehicle suspension system for stable squat magnitude responses A wheel suspension system having under powered acceleration a stable squat magnitude response. ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7510040 | Motorcycle A power transmission mechanism of a motorcycle includes a drive case which is disposed at the rear end of and outside of a rear swing arm, and which surrounds the axle of a rear wheel and incorporates a transmission device. In addition, the power transmission mechan... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7438738 | Air cleaner device for motorcycle An air cleaner device for a motorcycle including a cylindrical filter element disposed in a box of an air cleaner, wherein air purified by the element is sent to an air-intake system. Further, a rectifying member is disposed around the outer periphery of the cylindr... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7419028 | Motorcycle In a motorcycle, a pivot plate on a drive shaft side is arranged closer to a vehicle body center axis side than the drive shaft and, at the same time, a swing arm mounting portion of the pivot plate in the vicinity of the drive shaft is flattened. Further, a lower c... | 09/02/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7334556 | Engine configuration for a motorcycle A motorcycle is provided in which a seat and a storage box are arranged so as to be vertically stacked on each other in a rear portion of a body frame, and a pivotally mounted powertrain unit is suspended from the body frame under the storage box. The powertrain uni... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7328766 | Two-wheel drive two-wheeled vehicle A two-wheel drive motorcycle having a drive train that supplies power to the front wheel and includes a series of rigid shafts or other internalized drive systems. The front wheel drive consists of components located on the axis of steering within the head tube and ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7311168 | Rear wheel support structure of motorcycle or three-wheeled vehicle In a rear wheel support structure for a motorcycle or a three-wheeled vehicle in which a proximal end portion of a swing arm is vertically tiltably supported on a vehicle body frame by way of a tilting support shaft, a rear wheel is rotatably supported on the swing ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303051 | Brake device for vehicle A brake device for a vehicle such as an all terrain vehicle includes a brake disk fixed to a drive shaft, and a brake caliper for braking by a nipping action of the brake disk. The brake caliper is fitted to a final gear case on an outer side of the vehicle body fra... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303034 | Removable cooling fan kit for a motorcycle engine A removable cooling fan kit for a motorcycle includes a base plate, at least one fan and an on-off switch. The base plate is secured adjacent the cylinder heads of the motorcycle engine. Each fan is positioned and attached to the base plate such that a stream of air... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7210375 | Unitary case for an angular drive The application relates to a unitary case for a plurality of angular drives which comprises at least one bevel gear step with a first bevel gear and a second bevel gear, and which is provided for achieving various angles between a transmission input shaft and a tran... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7174984 | Motorcycle The invention prevents a decrease in a bank angle while cornering and reduces damage incurred to an AMT mechanism when tumbling over. A motorcycle 1 includes a cylinder block 47 of an engine, a crankcase 49 located below this cylinder block 4... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7150334 | Radiator support structure A radiator support structure in which in case a radiator is supported in a housed state between down pipes, the effective area of the radiator can be increased. A radiator is supported in a housed state between down pipes branched in two directions from a head pipe ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147077 | Engine starter mechanism arrangement for snow vehicles An engine starter mechanism arrangement for snow vehicles, in which a starter mechanism is disposed so as to maintain excellent traveling stability of the snow vehicle. A crankshaft (7) extends through an engine (2) in a transverse direction of a body ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7121570 | Rear suspension for a motorcycle A rear single-sided swingarm suspension for a motorcycle includes a single-sided swingarm that has an axle bearing assembly pivotably connected to the rearward end thereof for swinging motion in a plane parallel to the plane of travel of the swingarm. A cantilevered... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7083022 | Motorcycle drive train A motorcycle is described which has a frame and a rear wheel attached to a driven pulley. A drive pulley is rotatably mounted to a rigid bracket attached to the frame such that a relative orientation between the drive pulley and the driven pulley is maintained subst... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7048289 | Human-powered vehicle Apparatus and methods are disclosed for a human-powered vehicle. The vehicle can be a two-wheel, recumbent-style vehicle. The vehicle can be readily disassembled for ease of transport. ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040640 | Wheel assembly for a vehicle A wheel assembly includes spaced first and second lateral supports. The first lateral support includes a first mount and the second lateral support includes a second mount that is axially aligned with the first mount. All space between the first mount and the second... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7028818 | Linkage for motorcycle brake A motorcycle including a front wheel, a rear wheel, a frame, a seat and handlebars is disclosed. The motorcycle includes a linkage connecting a brake pedal with a caliper. The caliper is located within a body perimeter of the motorcycle. The caliper is adapted to en... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7011174 | Motorcycle rear suspension A rear suspension system for a motorcycle is disclosed. The rear suspension system includes a lower member mechanically connected to the pivot pin and extending from the pivot pin to a rear axle assembly. The suspension system also includes an upper member connected... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6969336 | Transmission unit A transmission unit (1) comprising a transmission input shaft (F) and a transmission output shaft (A) as well as a transmission basic unit (25), which is arranged between the transmission input shaft and the transmission output shaft, and which is coup... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6932178 | Rear axle for motorcycles having a transmission cardan shaft A rear axle for motorcycles comprises a torque or link bar and a fork that is elastically suspended to the frame and encloses a Cardan drive shaft in a first parallel arm thereof which is joined to a housing for the bevel gear pair driving the rear wheel. At both en... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6923293 | Motorcycle rear disc brake A motorcycle including a front wheel, a rear wheel, a frame, a seat and handlebars is disclosed. The motorcycle includes a linkage connecting a brake pedal with a caliper. The caliper is located within a body perimeter of the motorcycle. The caliper is adapted to en... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6832590 | Internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine includes a crankshaft, a mainshaft, a clutch and a countershaft. The mainshaft is for a transmission and holds a transmission gear train. The clutch is disposed on the extension of the mainshaft. Furthermore, the countershaft for the tr... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6516912 | Power transmission mechanism for a motorcycle To provide a power transmission mechanism into which a driven flange is assembled, the power transmission mechanism producing no metal contact noises. A driven flange is divided into an engine side flange and a wheel side flange. The engine side flange ma... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6508326 | Swing arm for vehicle To provide a swing arm for a vehicle which can ensure the rigidity of a fastened portion of the swing arm to a final gear case with a simple configuration. A swing arm for a vehicle pivotably mounted on a body frame and having a swinging end fastened to a... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6427796 | Rear wheel suspension system of motorcycle In a motorcycle in which an engine unit is mounted to a motorcycle body and a power transmission unit coupled to the engine unit is arranged to the motorcycle body to be swingable through a pivot shaft, a rear wheel suspension system is formed so as to in... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6405821 | Power unit of motorcycle A power unit of the motorcycle is provided with an engine unit in which a counter shaft is pivoted to a rear portion in a casing of an engine body provided with a crankshaft disposed along a motorcycle body width direction and a bracket having a fitting h... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6276481 | Power unit arrangement structure for motorcycle In a motorcycle power unit, a crank shaft (56) and a clutch shaft (57) disposed on the right side (in the figure) from a body center (127) and a cylinder head (129H) is disposed on the left side from the body center (127). Since the crank shaft, the clutc... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6109383 | Power unit for motorcycle To provide a power unit less affected by the length of the cylinder of an engine. A cam shaft drive mechanism is composed of a cam shaft drive pulley, a belt, a pair of cam shaft pulleys, and a tensioner disposed on the front surface of a power unit. Sinc... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5921339 | Motorcycle frame A generally open, welded-up type of motorcycle frame wherein the pivot axis for the rear wheel suspension system is disposed forwardly of the rear end of the frame so as to provide a large degree of suspension travel with small angular movements and witho... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5918695 | Motorcycle shaft drive assembly A motorcycle shaft drive assembly which provides for easy removal of the rear wheel, drive shaft and final drive assembly is disclosed. The motorcycle has a rear frame section pivotally connected to a front frame section. A rear wheel and final drive asse... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5263549 | Motorcycle shaft drive mechanism A motorcycle has a motor mounted on a frame, a drive shaft extending from the motor transversely to the direction of travel, a rear wheel axle and a shaft drive mechanism extending longitudinally from the drive shaft to the rear wheel axle for transmittin... | 11/23/1993 |
