Motorcycle
AssigneeSuzuki Motor Corporation
InventorHideaki Takahashi
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Abstract
There is provided a motorcycle. A crankshaft extends in a width direction of the motorcycle. A counter shaft is arranged in parallel with the crankshaft. A clutch mechanism is arranged at one end of the counter shaft and is configured to transmit and disconnect rotation of the crankshaft to and from the counter shaft. A clutch actuator is configured to perform a disconnection/connection operation of the clutch mechanism. A shift mechanism is arranged below the counter shaft and is configured to shift and transmit the rotation of the crankshaft to a driving wheel. A shift actuator is configured to perform a shift operation of the shift mechanism. The shift actuator is arranged opposite to the shift mechanism in a front and rear direction of the motorcycle with the clutch actuator being interposed therebetween.
Claims8
A motorcycle comprising:
- a crankshaft extending in a width direction of the motorcycle;
- a counter shaft arranged in parallel with the crankshaft;
- a clutch mechanism arranged at one end of the counter shaft and configured to transmit and disconnect rotation of the crankshaft to and from the counter shaft;
- a clutch actuator configured to perform a disconnection/connection operation of the clutch mechanism;
- a shift mechanism arranged below the counter shaft and configured to shift and transmit the rotation of the crankshaft to a driving wheel;
- and
- a shift actuator configured to perform a shift operation of the shift mechanism,
- wherein the shift actuator is arranged opposite to the shift mechanism in a front and rear direction of the motorcycle with the clutch actuator being interposed therebetween,
- wherein the clutch actuator overlaps an engine in viewed in the width direction of the motorcycle, and
- wherein the shift actuator is arranged above the clutch actuator and overlaps a cylinder, as viewed in the width direction of the motorcycle.
A motorcycle comprising:
- a crankshaft extending in a width direction of the motorcycle;
- a counter shaft arranged in parallel with the crankshaft;
- a clutch mechanism arranged at one end of the counter shaft and configured to transmit and disconnect rotation of the crankshaft to and from the counter shaft:
- a clutch actuator configured to perform a disconnection connection operation of the clutch mechanism;
- a shift mechanism arranged below the counter shaft and configured to shift and transmit the rotation of the crankshaft to a driving wheel;
- and
- a shift actuator configured to perform a shift operation of the shift mechanism,
- wherein the shift actuator is arranged opposite to the shift mechanism in a front and rear direction of the motorcycle with the clutch actuator being interposed therebetween,
- wherein the shift mechanism and the shift actuator are coupled with each other by a link mechanism,
- wherein the link mechanism comprises a link rod extending between the shift mechanism and the shift actuator, and a pair of pillow balls arranged at both end portions of the link rod,
- wherein a rotation axis of one of the pillow balls is orthogonal to a rotation axis of the other of the pillow balls, and
- wherein the link rod is arranged inside the clutch actuator in the width direction of the motorcycle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.