Utility vehicle
AssigneeKawasaki Motors, Ltd.
InventorsJumpei Tokuda, Takahiro Jyouzaki
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Abstract
A utility vehicle including an engine, an exhaust pipe connected to the engine and through which exhaust gas from the engine is discharged, a heat generating component that generates heat during driving of the engine, and an air guide that guides outside air from the heat generating component toward the exhaust pipe. The air guide includes an intake opening that is arranged facing the heat generating component and through which outside air is introduced, a fan that draws outside air into the intake opening, and an exhaust port through which outside air drawn in by the fan is discharged toward the exhaust pipe.
Claims11
A utility vehicle comprising:
- an engine;
- a continuously variable transmission connected to the engine;
- an exhaust pipe connected to the engine and through which exhaust gas from the engine is discharged;
- a heat generating component that generates heat during driving of the engine;
- and
- an air guide that guides outside air from the heat generating component toward the exhaust pipe, wherein
- the air guide includes:
- an intake opening that is arranged facing the heat generating component and through which outside air is introduced;
- a fan that draws outside air into the intake opening;
- and
- an exhaust port through which outside air drawn in by the fan is discharged toward the exhaust pipe.
A utility vehicle comprising:
- an engine;
- an exhaust pipe connected to the engine and through which exhaust gas from the engine is discharged;
- a heat generating component that generates heat during driving of the engine;
- and
- an air guide that guides outside air from the heat generating component toward the exhaust pipe, wherein
- the air guide includes:
- an intake opening that is arranged facing the heat generating component and through which outside air is introduced;
- a fan that draws outside air into the intake opening;
- and
- an exhaust port through which outside air drawn in by the fan is discharged toward the exhaust pipe, wherein
- the intake opening is opened in a left-right direction, and
- the intake opening and the heat generating component are arranged side by side in the left-right direction and overlap in a front-rear direction and a vertical direction.
A utility vehicle comprising:
- an engine;
- an exhaust pipe connected to the engine and through which exhaust gas from the engine is discharged;
- a heat generating component that generates heat during driving of the engine;
- and
- an air guide that guides outside air from the heat generating component toward the exhaust pipe, wherein
- the air guide includes:
- an intake opening that is arranged facing the heat generating component and through which outside air is introduced;
- a fan that draws outside air into the intake opening;
- and
- an exhaust port through which outside air drawn in by the fan is discharged toward the exhaust pipe, wherein
- the engine includes a crankshaft,
- the utility vehicle includes a generator that is rotationally driven in accordance with rotation of the crankshaft to generate electric power, and
- the heat generating component is a regulator that is arranged away from the generator, is electrically connected to the generator, and controls voltage of power generated by the generator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.