Snowmobile and engine for snowmobile
AssigneeSuzuki Motor Corporation
InventorsHideto Nakamura, Toshio Hayashi
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Abstract
A snowmobile having improved drive stability of the vehicle body during steering includes a pair of left and right skis on a front side of the vehicle body, a steering shaft disposed on a front of a saddle type seat for steering the skis, an engine mounted in a cowling that covers the front side of the vehicle body, and a crawler disposed on a rear side of the vehicle body for driving the snowmobile. The engine is mounted by inclining a cylinder axis thereof forward, and the steering shaft is disposed on the front of a cylinder head of the engine.
Claims16
A snowmobile comprising:
- a pair of left and right skis on a front side of a vehicle body,
- a steering shaft disposed on a front of a saddle type seat for steering the skis,
- an engine mounted in a cowling that covers the front side of the vehicle body, and a crawler disposed on a rear side of the vehicle body for driving the snowmobile,
- wherein the engine is mounted by inclining a cylinder axis thereof forward, and the steering shaft is disposed on the front of a cylinder head of the engine.
An engine for a snowmobile, said snowmobile comprising:
- a pair of left and right skis on a front side of a vehicle body,
- a steering shaft disposed on a front of a saddle type seat for steering the skis, and
- a crawler disposed on a rear side of the vehicle body for driving the snowmobile,
- wherein said engine is mounted in a cowling that covers the front side of the vehicle body by inclining a cylinder axis thereof forward, and an oil filter is disposed below an axial center of a crankshaft in side view.
An engine for a snowmobile, said snowmobile comprising:
- a pair of left and right skis on a front side of a vehicle body,
- a steering shaft disposed on a front of a saddle type seat for steering the skis, and
- a crawler disposed on a rear side of the vehicle body for driving the snowmobile,
- wherein said engine is mounted in a cowling that covers the front side of the vehicle body by inclining a cylinder axis thereof forward, and a starter motor is disposed on the front of and above an axial center of a crankshaft in side view.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.