Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7980348 | Motorcycle A motorcycle including a belt type continuously variable transmission (CVT) and having a reduced width. An engine unit includes an engine having a crank shaft, the belt type CVT, a clutch, an output shaft and a generator. The CVT has a primary sheave, a secondary sh... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7896119 | Shift pedal member for a vehicle A vehicle includes an engine. The engine includes a deceleration mechanism inside a crankcase part. A shift pedal member for actuating the deceleration mechanism of the engine is provided. An arm member has a lower part directly mounted on the shift pedal member. A ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7823678 | Motorcycle with vehicle speed sensor A versatile vehicle speed sensor compactly disposed on the outside in a radial direction of a gear. A motorcycle includes a power unit having a torque take-out shaft for outputting a torque generated by an internal combustion engine as a drive torque for driving a r... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7802647 | Motorcycle including belt type continuously variable transmission having resin block belt A noise preventing means for a motorcycle including a belt type continuously variable transmission using a resin block belt. An end of an intake duct for inducting cooling air into a belt chamber inside a transmission casing is connected to a front half part of the ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7690466 | Motorcycle A motorcycle having a belt type CVT and an engine unit in which an axial length of a cylinder is restricted. A body frame comprises a down frame extending vertically. The engine unit comprises a four-stroke engine, a belt type CVT, a clutch and a crank case. A cylin... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7654358 | Motorcycle gear shift control A foot operated gear-shift assembly, gear shift conversion kit, and method for converting the shifting gears of a conventional motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle, and like vehicle wherein the heel and toe shift elements of the conventional rocker-arm gear shift assembl... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7641016 | Straddle-type vehicle A straddle-type vehicle that can be accelerated rapidly by a simple operation irrespective of a selected drive mode includes a control unit that executes first control of switching between a plurality of drive modes A and B, and in each of at least two of the drive ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7631718 | Saddle-type vehicle and engine A secondary sheave shaft of a transmission is disposed vertically higher than a drive shaft when viewed along the axial direction of the shafts. An idle shaft of a speed-reduction mechanism is disposed between a primary sheave and an imaginary plane that extends thr... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7527120 | Motorcycle To simplify the switching between an automatic shift mode and a manual shift mode in a CVT. A selector switch is included in a switch unit provided on a handle bar at a position near a right grip and a shift switch is included in a switch unit provided on the handle... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7467682 | Motorcycle forward shift control A motorcycle shifting arrangement is connected to a transmission of the motorcycle for shifting the transmission between a higher gear and a lower gear. The motorcycle includes an original shifting structure having an original shift member pivotally mounted on an or... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7431112 | Hybrid motorcycle A hybrid motorcycle capable of mounting thereon a hybrid-type drive unit, which does not project in a vehicle width direction and can be mounted even on a motorcycle having a limited vehicle width, includes a power distributing device positioned between a generator ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7380630 | Shift actuator mounting arrangement for motorcycle A sub-frame of a motorcycle is attached to the rear end of a main frame of the motorcycle and extends rearward. An AMT (Automated Manual Transmission) mechanism is attached to the sub-frame which prevents direct conduction of heat and vibrations generated by an engi... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7363999 | Positive air flow drive train unit for utility vehicle A utility vehicle is provided which has a CVT drive unit. A housing for the drive unit provides an enclosure for the CVT drive components and defines an air flow path. An inlet port associated with the CVT housing includes a fan assembly which provides a source for ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7361108 | Continuously variable transmission A continuously variable transmission with two conical disk pairs on the input side and two conical disk pairs on the output-side that are connected with each another by two parallel endless torque-transmitting members in a drive mechanism. In one form of the transmi... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350881 | Motorcycle with antilock brake system In a motorcycle provided with an antilock brake system, a front fork supporting a front wheel of a motorcycle is supported to be rotatable by a head pipe which is located at the front end portion of a body frame of a motorcycle, a handle-bar is secured to an upper e... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7293623 | Assembly of a wheelchair and a reclining cycle An assembly comprising a wheelchair and a reclining cycle part which are connectible to each other with the aid of a coupling, the reclining cycle part comprising a wheel and at least one pedal with which the wheel is drivable, so that the assembly in a coupled cond... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7281596 | Drive belt cooling structure for engine A drive belt cooling structure for an offroad vehicle including an internal combustion engine. The engine has at least one cylinder, a piston positioned in the cylinder, and a crankshaft. The transmission includes a transmission chamber defined by a transmission cas... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278336 | Adjustable shift lever assembly An adjustable gearshift pedal lever for motorcycles and the like designed for attachment to a shift arm. The lever may be designed in a variety of offset lengths that allow for an increase or decrease between the lever and the motorcycle footpeg. In addition, the le... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7270027 | Detent lever assembly for an internal electronic transmission range selection (ETRS) system A detent lever assembly for implementation with an electronic transmission range selection (ETRS) system that shifts a transmission range between a park position and an out-of-park position. The detent lever assembly includes a shaft rotatably supported by a housing... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264255 | Synchronized mid and forward motor cycle foot controls A control linkage system for permitting a user to control functions of a motorcycle from different foot positions. The control linkage system includes a shifting assembly being designed for being operationally coupled to a transmission of the motorcycle for permitti... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264099 | Motorcycle transmission shifting mechanism A motorcycle transmission shifting mechanism includes a foot-operated gearshift assembly provided with a pedal and cam subassembly, displaceable relative to one another to establish a desired speed-ratio position, and a hand-operated clutch release mechanism operati... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255188 | Hybrid vehicle In order to do away with the need for a power source switching operation, and to improve motor regeneration charge efficiency in a hybrid vehicle, a one-way clutch is provided between an internal combustion engine and an electric drive motor. ... | 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 |
| 7232171 | All-terrain vehicle glove compartment An all terrain vehicle glove compartment provided below the seat of the vehicle to increase usable space includes an extension deck extending from the base of the compartment towards the rear or along the direction of the width of body of the vehicle to define a cha... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7225892 | CVT frame member A vehicle is described with a frame having a plurality of frame members. An engine and a straddle seat are disposed on the frame, the straddle seat accommodating a rider. A handlebar is disposed on the frame for steering the vehicle. A front suspension with at least... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7201686 | Saddle-type vehicle and engine A saddle-type vehicle has an engine unit with a continuously variable transmission. The transmission has a primary sheave and a secondary sheave that are connected by a flexible transmitter such as a belt. The primary sheave, the secondary sheave and the belt are po... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7188697 | Power unit for vehicle with internal combustion engine A power unit for a vehicle with an internal combustion engine including a cylinder block and a crankshaft. A speed change drive shaft is disposed at a position on the upper side of a static oil hydraulic type non-stage transmission and in parallel to the axis of the... | 03/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7101296 | Synchronous rear belt drive system for motorcycles and method of use A synchronous rear belt drive system for belt driven motorcycles and a method of altering the final drive ratio of such motorcycles utilizing the present rear belt drive system is disclosed. The present rear belt drive system provides a plurality of interchangeable ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7089820 | Motor vehicle with lowered piston engine In a motor vehicle engine and transmission support arrangement at the front end of a motor vehicle wherein the engine has a drive shaft with a drive wheel mounted thereon, and a torque converter unit with an input shaft and an input wheel mounted on the input shaft ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7070527 | Ventilated clutch assembly with reduced-slip sheave surfaces The invention provides an apparatus and method for cooling a V-belt in a clutch assembly of a CVT. As previously mentioned, the CVT is comprised of a drive clutch assembly, a driven clutch assembly, and an endless V-belt disposed about the drive and driven clutch as... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7040441 | Motorized vehicle and manufacturing methods therefor Disclosed is a vehicle consisting of a bike frame having front and rear forks, a front wheel attached to the front fork, a rear wheel attached to the rear fork, and a drive train including a crank attached to the frame, a chain ring assembly attached to the crank, a... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7029408 | Variable speed transmission and method of use A variable speed transmission includes an actuator mechanism that can be remotely activated to cause engagement of a drive unit and to subsequently vary the speed of the drive unit using the same activation mechanism. The variable speed transmission can include a fi... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7017725 | Centrifugal clutch A centrifugal clutch includes a housing which is rotatable about an axis, the housing having a plurality of first supporting areas which each extend radially with respect to the axis; a pressing plate which is axially movable with respect to the housing and is coupl... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7017697 | Engine driven motorcycle power reverse system A power reverse system for an engine driven motorcycle with two or more than two wheels permits the motorcycle to execute power reverse. ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014026 | Manual/automatic pressure control mechanism for centrifugal clutch A centrifugal clutch for motorcycles having a cam-actuating mechanism to force a series of clutch plates into clutching engagement at a predetermined speed, a pressure limiting spring assembly limits the axial force transmitted to the clutch members at higher speeds... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7004276 | Rear cushion installation structure of low floor type vehicle A low floor type vehicle 10 is disclosed with a housing box 59 having substantially similar longitudinal length to the longitudinal length of a seat is provided under the seat 58 and a rear cushion for the rear wheel is transversely arranged und... | 02/28/2006 |
