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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7926612 | Transmission and vehicle having transversely mounted transmission and engine arranged in axial direction thereof A vehicle includes an engine, a pair of side frames extending along a vehicle body in a front-rear direction of the vehicle, a transmission adapted to be axially connected with the engine and adapted to be transversely mounted on the vehicle body, includes an input ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7857091 | Transmission and vehicle having transversely mounted transmission and engine arranged in axial direction thereof A vehicle includes an engine, a pair of side frames extending along a vehicle body in front-rear direction of the vehicle, a transmission adapted to be axially connected with the engine and adapted to be transversely mounted on a vehicle body, includes an input shaf... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7712573 | Working vehicle An object of the invention is to change a layout structure of a hydraulic continuously variable transmission apparatus (HST) particularly constituting a hydromechanical continuously variable transmission apparatus (HMT) as a continuously variable transmission appara... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7708107 | Suspension structure for a vehicle A suspension system structure is provided which permits a suspension arm to be disposed without being affected by a driven sprocket or a brake disc. A final drive case is supported on rear portions of left and right vehicle body subframes. A driven sprocket and a br... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7690474 | Clutch-Manipulation assist device In a clutch manipulation assist device which includes a clutch assist actuator, the actuator is arranged at a position where it is possible to suppress the influence of heat from an engine on the actuator without requiring the heat insulation structure or the like. ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7637346 | Axle driving unit for a lawn tractor An axle driving unit includes an axle, a hydraulic pump, a hydraulic motor having a motor shaft on which an output gear is provided to be drivingly connected to said axle, a center section having a pump mounting surface and a motor mounting surface onto which the hy... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7610987 | Power unit and saddle-ride type vehicle provided with the power unit A power unit in a saddle-ride type vehicle in which an arrangement space of an engine constituent part is ensured in an upper space of an engine body. In the power unit, an engine body having a crankshaft and a transmission casing accommodating therein a V-belt type... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7597174 | Anti-deflection structure for a chassis of a remote-controlled car An anti-deflection structure for a chassis of a remote-controlled car includes a board which is added below a central differential gear at a center of a chassis, to strengthen a rigid structure of the chassis. A center of the board is provided with a hollow part for... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7325643 | Reduction gear device There is provided a reduction gear device applied to a vehicle having a motor unit with a motor shaft for outputting a driving force for driving a driving wheel. The reduction gear device includes an input shaft operatively connected to said motor shaft; a reduction... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7311626 | Crank shaft power takeoff system and method A crank shaft power takeoff system, including an appliance intended for use in connection with lawns and/or gardens, the appliance including an engine that includes a crank shaft, the system further including an accessory used in conjunction with the appliance, and ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303043 | Actuation device The invention relates to an actuating apparatus that can be used, for example, as an actuating apparatus for a motor vehicle transmission, the select function and the shift function being guaranteed by this actuating apparatus and it being possible to effect this us... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7287621 | Vehicular power transmission mechanism In a three-wheeled vehicle provided with a power transmission mechanism for transmitting the output of an engine to left and right rear wheels via a continuously variable transmission, a gear box and inner shafts of drive shafts as left and right output shafts, the ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7259471 | Drive line for fluid flow power engine with speed guidance, power impact reduction and short-term energy storage Control procedure for a flow machine, wherein the flow machine comprises a turbine, which picks up power from a wind or water current, and a driveline, which transfers power from the turbine to an electric generator connected to an electricity grid of constant grid ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7231848 | Transfer case with dual chain transfer mechanism A transfer case for use in a motor vehicle to selectively transfer drive torque from a powertrain to first and second pairs of wheels. The transfer case includes an input shaft driven by the powertrain and an output shaft selectively driven by the input shaft. A tra... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7232004 | Low load floor motor vehicle A step-down power transfer device for providing a dropped drive line in a front engine and rear drive vehicle. The step-down power transfer device is preferably chain or gear driven. A preferred vehicle a includes a power train having a longitudinally mounted front ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7147075 | Engine arrangement for off-road vehicle An off-road vehicle has a frame. A pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels support the frame. The frame supports at least two seats. An engine powers the off-road vehicle and has a crankshaft. A transmission has an output shaft driven by the crankshaft. The o... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7104375 | Vehicle with separate gearbox clutch and back-torque-limiting slipper clutch A back-torque limiting slipper clutch. An engine including such a slipper clutch separate from its conventional gearbox clutch. A motor vehicle including such an engine having separate slipper clutch and gearbox clutch. A motorcycle having separate slipper clutch an... | 09/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7069782 | Vehicle speed sensor mounting structure for a vehicle A vehicle speed sensor mounting structure of a vehicle for supporting a vehicle speed sensor. The structure includes a vehicle body for suspending an engine. The engine output is transmitted through a final reduction gear to wheels via an axle. A vehicle speed senso... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7059433 | Riding lawn mower A transmission for speed changing and steering of a vehicle comprises a first HST and a first differential for speed changing and a second HST and a second differential for steering. The first HST is a combination of a hydraulic pump and motor. The pump is driven by... | 06/13/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7007571 | Hydrostatic transmission A hydrostatic transmission mountable to a vehicle frame. The hydrostatic transmission is adapted to removeably receive an axle shaft. The hydrostatic transmission is also adapted to be mounted to at least one of two opposed side members of the vehicle frame. The opp... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6938676 | Cooling structure for a continuous variation transmission system of an all-terrain vehicle The present invention concerns a cooling structure for a continuous variation transmission system of an all-terrain vehicle. Primarily speaking, it has an inlet conduit attached to the air inlet of the gearbox, with said inlet conduit extending in front of the engin... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6926109 | Hydrostatic motor drive mount A tracked vehicle includes a track operatively connected to a driveshaft. An output shaft of a hydrostatic motor is selectively rotationally engaged with the driveshaft via a clutch mechanism. When the clutch mechanism is engaged, the motor drives the track. When th... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6910547 | Mounting arrangement of an automobile drive unit having a combustion engine and a transmission The invention aims at providing a compact mounting arrangement for an automobile drive unit consisting of a combustion engine and a transmission. According to the invention, the crankshaft of the combustion engine and an auxiliary shaft driven by said crankshaft ext... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6904997 | Compact vehicle transmission A compact vehicle has a frame and an operating position thereon for at least one rider. An engine having a drive shaft is on the frame, as are a plurality of operational wheels. A transmission operatively couples the engine and the wheels. The transmission is a hydr... | 06/14/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6902022 | Tractor having a convertible front end and variable track width and related methods A tractor having a front end and a rear end adaptable for a variety of different environments. Methods related to the conversion of the tractor are also disclosed. In one embodiment, the invention includes a front wheel assembly that is removably attached to the fro... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6896087 | Component arrangement for an all terrain vehicle An all terrain vehicle (“ATV”) is disclosed having a frame with front, rear, right, and left sides. The frame defines a frame centerline extending longitudinally between the front and the rear sides. The ATV includes an engine with at least one cylinder having a... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6883634 | Tractor The present invention provides a tractor 1 constructed so that an engine 2 is mounted on the front portion of a traveling vehicle body having front wheels 19 and rear wheels 11, a transmission case 3 is provided at the rear portion... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6854555 | Single wheel driving mechanism A single-wheel driving mechanism for floor transport vehicles is comprised of a gearing housing with at least one gear stage, a flanged-on drive motor, and a driven running wheel. For obtaining the smallest possible installation space or achieving a simplified insta... | 02/15/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6814176 | Differential case for motor vehicles In a transfer case the ring gear of the crown wheel and the meshing pinion are arranged on that side of the ring gear carrier of the crown wheel that faces away from the center of the differential gear of the transfer case. Stated simply, the pinion and the ring gea... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6732830 | All terrain vehicle Various embodiments of a saddle type vehicle are described. Configurations are shown in which the engine is located more towards the rear of the vehicle and in which the fuel tank extends generally vertically beneath the steering member. A radiator may also be locat... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6702059 | Transmission 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 |
| 6699147 | Mower with dual mechanical transmissions A vegetation mower incorporating a drive train using two mechanical transmissions to selectively drive the ground engaging wheels at different speeds. The drive train incorporates a single pulley belt to transfer power from the mower engine to the drive w... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6659209 | Tractor A tractor having a mid-mount type mower includes a pair of frames extending in a fore and aft direction, and a transmission case extending and supported between the pair of frames. The transmission case houses a power take off clutch disposed above a rear... | 12/09/2003 |
