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Class 180/366 - Belt or chain


Subclass of Class 180 - Motor vehicles
Definition: Subject matter wherein the change speed or direction transmission
No. of patents: 24
Last issue date: 05/06/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7367573All terrain vehicle
A front frame portion of an underframe which constitutes a lower portion of a vehicle body frame is formed in a triangular shape, and, at the same time, the front frame portion of the underframe is formed in a peaked shape in a plan view. The underframe is integrall...
05/06/2008
7017698Motorcycle with dual drive chains
A motorcycle having two drive chains. The gearbox output includes a left front sprocket and a right front sprocket. The rear wheel includes a left rear sprocket and a right rear sprocket. Left and right chains connect the respective front and rear sprockets. Power i...
03/28/2006
6978857Parking gear assembly for an all terrain vehicle
A straddle-type vehicle includes a frame supporting front and rear wheels, a seat supported above the frame, and an engine having an output shaft. The engine is supported by the frame below the seat. A transmission is coupled to the output shaft. The transmission in...
12/27/2005
6863146All-terrain vehicle
An all-terrain vehicle includes a variable-speed V-belt drive disposed on one side of a crankcase of an engine, a V-belt drive cover covering the variable-speed V-belt drive, a gear transmission of transmitting a power of the engine in cooperation with the variable-...
03/08/2005
6705417Straddle type four-wheeled all-terrain vehicle with variable-speed V-belt drive
A straddle type four-wheeled all-terrain vehicle includes: an engine mounted on a body frame and disposed between front wheels and rear wheels, having a crankcase; a variable-speed V-belt drive disposed on a side of the crankcase and covered with a V-belt drive cove...
03/16/2004
6702059Transmission device and machine provided with such a transmission device
A transmission device for a self-propelled wheeled machine, this device, driven by a belt from a drive shaft, includes a housing mounted floating relative to the chassis of the machine containing a mechanism for reducing and clutching between an input sha...
03/09/2004
6571904Transmission for offroad vehicle
A transmission arrangement for an offroad vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle has a frame, at least two wheels supporting the frame, and an internal combustion engine supported by the frame. The engine has at least one cylinder, a piston reciprocally mounte...
06/03/2003
6499551Snowmobile construction
A snowmobile design, including a modular front suspension system and a stabilizer assembly, a lightweight frame structure and a drive train that reduces the center of gravity of the snowmobile. The modular front suspension system for a snowmobile that is ...
12/31/2002
6210095Carpet loading system
A carpet loading system for easily loading, transporting and unloading a roll of carpet without requiring significant physical exertion by an individual. The inventive device includes an elongated frame, a pair of rear wheels, a pair of front caster wheel...
04/03/2001
5706907Dual lever clutch actuatable direction controlled drive transmission system
A directional drive transmission control system drivingly coupling a rotary output drive source of a powered vehicle with a pair of drive wheels thereof, includes right and left pairs of forward and reverse drive pulleys rotatably mounted on and rotatable...
01/13/1998
5632354Motor vehicle with a continuously variable transmission
A transmission and a continuously variable transmission are coaxially arranged to an engine. A front differential is perpendicularly suspended under the forward/reverse changeover apparatus. An axis of the differential crosses at a right angle of an axis ...
05/27/1997
5470285Compact continuously variable transmission layout for rear wheel drive vehicles
A compact arrangement for a continuously variable transmission and power train system is provided to be used in rear wheel drive vehicles. In one arrangement, the input shaft is in-line with the output shaft. In this arrangement, the input shaft, having a...
11/28/1995
5234073Front wheel drive for motor vehicles
A front wheel drive for use in motor vehicles has an engine which extends transversely of the direction of forward movement of the vehicle. The output element of the engine drives the input component of a continuously variable chain or belt transmission w...
08/10/1993
5193634Hybrid propulsion system for vehicles, in particular for road vehicles
In a hybrid propulsion system for vehicles in which a first propulsion unit, of internal combustion type, transmits motion to at least one wheel of the vehicle via transmission members including at least one clutch, a second propulsion unit, of electrical...
03/16/1993
5172786V belt type automatic transmission system
Several embodiments of snowmobiles driven by an engine and variable belt transmission mechanism wherein the variable belt transmission has its input shaft journaled for rotation in the crankcase of the engine and driven from the engine crankshaft through ...
12/22/1992
4727768Transmission for agricultural tractor
A transmission for an agricultural working vehicle is provided which includes a gear type forward speed changing mechanism and a wrapping connector backward driving mechanism selectively operable to connect an input shaft and an output shaft. The input sh...
03/01/1988
4650058Auger assembly moving device
Relatively heavy duty and large auger assemblies often used in present day farming are difficult to move and maneuver around a farmyard or the like and it is not always convenient to hitch a tractor to such auger assemblies for relatively short distance m...
03/17/1987
4606429Vehicle drive system
A vehicle having driving wheels both on the left and right sides of the chassis frame thereof. The vehicle has a power unit including an engine and a transmission system for transmitting the power from an output shaft of the engine to the driving wheels i...
08/19/1986
4574902Vehicles
A vehicle in which a pair of driving wheels are disposed on both left and right sides of a vehicle body frame, the vehicle comprising a power unit composed of an engine and a pair of transmission devices extended from both ends of the engine to individual...
03/11/1986
4425979Motor vehicle
A motor vehicle is disclosed having a main frame with rear wheels in substantially fixed alignment supporting the main frame, a steerable frame provided at the forward end of the main frame including front wheels in fixed alignment with the steerable fram...
01/17/1984
4328877Automatic two-speed drive system
An automatic two-speed drive system for a vehicle having two drive wheels. A first drive wheel is connected to the drive source through a low-speed hub which is disengaged when the wheel reaches a pre-determined rotational speed. The second drive wheel is...
05/11/1982
4217970Configuration and construction of four wheeled motor vehicles
A four-wheeled motor vehicle constructed by operatively coupling two exclusively configured left and right longitudinal side structures by plural, transversely positioned connecting and bracing members. Each side structure operatively supported by its own...
08/19/1980
4132121Variable speed drive
A variable speed drive for a riding lawn mower or the like has a double pulley variable speed sheave assembly coupled between a driving pulley and a driven pulley by first and second V-belts, respectively. A mechanical control linkage is operable to shift...
01/02/1979
4020619Full self-propelled lawn mower
A lawn mower propulsion system which is supported between the rear wheels and is pivotally mounted on the body by means of a pivot bolts, a forward driven shaft and a reverse driven shaft are rotatably mounted in the support, parallel to and on either sid...
05/03/1977
 
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