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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7717223 | Output shaft of power unit An output shaft of a power unit having a driven gear for supplying a power of an internal combustion engine via a transmission mechanism and for outputting the power to an outside of a unit case. Borne members are connected respectively at each end of a cylindrical ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7506718 | Utility vehicle and assembly of engine and transmission for utility vehicle An assembly of an engine and a transmission is disclosed. An output shaft of the engine and an input shaft of the transmission extends in parallel to protrude from the assembly. The assembly typically comprises a first fitting portion that is formed in a crankcase o... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7419030 | Axle driving unit for a lawn tractor A transaxle includes a housing, a hydraulic pump, a hydraulic motor, an axle supported by the housing and disposed in parallel to a motor shaft of the hydraulic motor, a mechanical drive train including an intermediate gear for mechanically connecting the motor shaf... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7401676 | Mounting portion structure of propeller shaft center bearing A mounting portion structure of a propeller shaft center bearing in a Rear-Wheel Drive (RWD) vehicle where the engine power is transmitted to the rear wheels by using the propeller shaft includes a tunnel formed at the center of a center floor panel along the longit... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7360622 | Differential mounting structure A differential mounting structure includes a pipe into which a bushing coupled to the differential is forcibly inserted. The pipe is inserted into a through hole of a cross member and is fixedly attached at one end thereof to a flange. Coupling bolts penetrating the... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7328757 | All terrain vehicle powered mobile drill A method includes powering a drill motor with power derived from an all terrain vehicle (ATV) engine and controlling the drill motor. An apparatus includes a ATV with a power takeoff configured to deliver power from an ATV engine. A drill mast is moveably coupled to... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325866 | Modular underbody for a motor vehicle A module for a frame for a motor vehicle with a pair of laterally spaced, longitudinally extending central side rail structures. The module including a pair of tubular hydroformed side rail members and a laterally extending connecting structure connected between the... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7213674 | Transmission apparatus of all-terrain vehicle A transmission apparatus of an all-terrain vehicle includes: a non-stage transmission; a forward and backward movement switching device capable of switching to a forward movement position, a neutral position, or a backward movement position; and a shift operation de... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7159378 | Drive train for a header of a harvesting machine A drive train for a header of a harvesting machine comprising a variable length drive shaft. The variable length drive shaft has a first end having a first hinged connection which is connected via a drive element with a first shaft. The variable length drive shaft h... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7152708 | Propshaft with improved crash-worthiness A frangible telescopic propeller shaft includes an elongated hollow cylindrical body, a reduced diameter intermediate portion along a length of the body, and at least one spin-formed transition area between the intermediate portion and the body. The transition area ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150341 | Transmission apparatus of all-terrain vehicle A transmission apparatus of an all-terrain vehicle includes: a non-stage transmission disposed in a power transmission path from an engine to drive wheels; a forward and backward movement switching device capable of switching to a forward movement position, a neutra... | 12/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7093683 | All-terrain vehicle An all-terrain vehicle, which limits a speed of backward movement of the vehicle to a predetermined speed and which assures a necessary power output while limiting the backward speed, without a driver's taking any manual trouble to operate a switch to control an eng... | 08/22/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7090601 | Tractor hitch transmission The invention involves an agricultural machine with a drive train to be coupled onto the power take-off shaft of a tractor, with a transmission integrated into the drive train. In these types of agricultural machines it is frequently necessary, after starting at a h... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7070019 | Power assisted steering for all terrain vehicle An all terrain vehicle has a frame carried by a group of wheels. At least one of the wheels is steerably connected to the frame. A steering handle assembly is rotatably connected to the frame. A servo valve has an input shaft connected to the steering handle assembl... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7048087 | External shaft low floor drive axle assembly An inverted portal drive axle includes an off-center driving input that is coupled to first and second axle shafts. The first axle shaft drives a first gear box that is coupled to a first wheel assembly. The second axle shaft extends underneath a vehicle floor and d... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7025167 | Shaft to transfer torque in a vehicle One preferred embodiment of the invention is a shaft to transfer torque in a vehicle including a first member having internal splines and a second member having external splines engagable with the internal splines to allow telescopic movement between the first membe... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7007761 | Emergency response vehicle A small emergency response vehicle having a wedge-shaped nose and triangular wheel base for improved accessibility to emergency sites previously inaccessible to conventional fire fighting vehicles. A main overhead tank and two modular auxiliary tanks provide 2400 li... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7007369 | Manufacturing method of shaft sleeve structure A shaft sleeve structure for use in a module capable of being slid along a guiding shaft and the manufacturing method thereof are provided. The shaft sleeve structure includes: a passage punched through the module for receiving the guiding shaft and providing a firs... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6964310 | Multi-wheel-driving vehicle A multi-wheel-driving vehicle including at least three parallel axles each of which is provided on both ends thereof with respective drive wheels and including power dividing means for permitting the rotary speed among the axles, is improved in its effect of braking... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6945902 | Output shaft supporting apparatus for automatic transmission An output shaft supporting structure includes an output shaft having a hollow space opened in one end side, an intermediate shaft whose one end having an insert portion inserted into the hollow space, an extension housing placed on the edge of a casing, a first bear... | 09/20/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6904990 | Frame assembly for snowmobile A snowmobile has a frame assembly. A drive assembly depends from the frame assembly and abuts the terrain. An engine powers the drive assembly. The engine includes an output shaft. A transmiss0n assembly transfers power of the engine to the drive assembly. The trans... | 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 |
| 6892847 | Saddle riding vehicle A saddle riding vehicle including an engine mounted at the center of the vehicle body frame, a saddle seat mounted above the engine, and rear wheels mounted on both sides of the rear portion of the vehicle body frame. The power of the engine is transmitted to the re... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6880428 | Output shaft structure of shaft driven vehicle An output shaft structure enabling easy and secure positioning of an output shaft for a shaft driven vehicle having an internal combustion engine. The output shaft structure provides first and second cases which mutually connect on a face perpendicular to a cranksha... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6868932 | Modular vehicle drivetrain A vehicle drivetrain (110) includes an engine (122) with a vertical crankshaft (124), a first transmission (126) below the engine and driven by the crankshaft, a second transmission (128) above the first transmission and horizontal... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6860826 | Continuously variable transmission with two piece cam A vehicle with a continuously variable transmission (continuously variable transmission) includes a torque responsive clutch having a cam and at least one coupling. The cam has a plurality of projecting surfaces, and a plurality of slots being defined between the pr... | 03/01/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6811455 | Propshaft with floating center support The present invention includes a propshaft assembly that has a propshaft connected to a transmission and an axle and a center support that attaches the propshaft to a vehicle. The center support permits the propshaft to move vertically during operation of the vehicl... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6752232 | Drive unit The drive unit for a motor vehicle, has an input drive shaft connected to a starting element, which unit has an automatic transmission connected to the starting element and also possesses a first output drive shaft, which is connected to the rear wheel drive of a mo... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6659217 | Drive assembly for low floor vehicle A drive unit assembly utilizes a single input to drive a pair of laterally spaced wheel ends. Each wheel end is suspended independently from the other. The input is operatively coupled to only one of the wheel ends and an exposed axle shaft assembly inter... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6578657 | Driveline angle reducer A driveline system for a motor vehicle includes at least two propeller shafts and a driveline angle reducer disposed therebetween for drivingly interconnecting the propeller shafts at a fixed operating angle. The driveline angle reducer includes a housing... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6568498 | Axle driving unit for a lawn tractor An axle driving unit having a housing (21,22) for supporting a first axle (17) for mounting thereon a first driving wheel (3L), and a longer second axle (18) for mounting thereon a second driving wheel (3R). The axle driving unit is eccentrically mounted ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6510916 | Four-wheel vehicle for traveling on irregular road To provide a four-wheel vehicle for traveling on an irregular road superior in weight balance and traveling stability. A center line (L3) of a rotational axis of a torque converter and a longitudinal center line (L2) of a drive shaft or a propeller shaft,... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6511398 | Method and apparatus for controlling engine brake of vehicle In an engine brake control method for a vehicle provided with a variable-speed V-belt drive including a drive pulley having a movable sheave, a driven pulley, and a V belt extended between the drive pulley and the driven pulley, a position of an engine br... | 01/28/2003 |
