All-terrain saddle type vehicle

An all-terrain saddle type vehicle comprising:

• a gear transmission selectively operable for establishing a plurality of speed change steps;
• a crank shaft operatively connected to said gear transmission, said crank shaft being rotatably supported by a crank case of an engine, said crank shaft having a first end and a distal end;
• a transmitting unit for transmitting power from the crank shaft to the gear transmission, said transmitting unit includes a torque converter having a pump rotated by the crank shaft;
• and
• a generator operatively connected to the crank shaft;
• a lock-up clutch mounted on the crank case side of the torque converter for directly connecting the pump to the turbine of the torque converter, said lock-up clutch being sandwiched between the torque converter and the driving gear;
• a driving gear rotating integrally with the turbine for transmitting the output of the torque converter to the gear transmission;
• a cap positioned adjacent to one end of said crank shaft and a partition plate disposed within said cap for forming a first chamber and a second chamber;
• and
• a conduit positioned within said crank shaft and being hermetically supported by said partition plate, wherein:
• said first chamber is in communication with said torque converter and said second chamber is in communication with said conduit;
• said torque converter, said lock-up clutch and said driving gear are mounted on the first end of the crank shaft outside the crank case;
• and
• the generator is mounted on the other end side of the crank shaft outside the crank case.