Utility vehicle and assembly of engine and transmission for utility vehicle
AssigneeKawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTaisuke Morita, Hiroyuki Fujimoto
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Abstract
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 of the engine and is configured to surround the output shaft, a second fitting portion that is formed in a housing of the transmission and is configured to surround the input shaft, and a coupling element having a first opening fitted to the first fitting portion and a second opening fitted to the second fitting portion. A center distance between the output shaft and the input shaft is fixed with the coupling element fitted to the first and second fitting portions.
Claims8
An assembly of an engine and a transmission, the engine having an output shaft and the transmission having an input shaft, the output shaft and the input shaft extending in parallel to protrude from the assembly, the assembly comprising:
- a first fitting portion that is formed in a case of the engine and is configured to surround the output shaft;
- a second fitting portion that is formed in a housing of the transmission and is configured to surround the input shaft;
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- a coupling element having a first opening fitted to the first fitting portion and a second opening fitted to the second fitting portion;
- wherein a center distance between the output shaft and the input shaft is fixed with the coupling element fitted to the first and second fitting portions.
A utility vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body;
- a sub-frame mounted to the vehicle body;
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- an assembly of an engine and a transmission, the assembly being mounted to the sub-frame;
- wherein the engine has an output shaft and the transmission has an input shaft, the output shaft and the input shaft extending in parallel to protrude from the assembly;
- wherein the assembly includes:
- a first fitting portion that is formed in a case of the engine and is configured to surround the output shaft;
- a second fitting portion that is formed in a housing of the transmission and is configured to surround the input shaft;
- and
- a coupling element having a first opening fitted to the first fitting portion and a second opening fitted to the second fitting portion;
- a belt converter mounted to the output shaft of the engine and the input shaft of the transmission;
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- a belt converter case configured to house the belt converter;
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- wherein the coupling element is positioned between the case of the engine and the housing of the transmission, and the belt converter case, and is configured to fix a center distance between the input shaft and the output shaft, with the coupling element fitted to the first and second fitting portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.