Vehicle including a shiftable transmission with operation lever

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10245947-B2
Application number	US-201816027407-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 5, 2018
Priority date	Aug 22, 2017
Publication date	Apr 2, 2019
Grant date	Apr 2, 2019

Abstract

A vehicle includes an engine, a continuously variable transmission, a shiftable transmission, a switching lever, a shift rod, and an operation lever. The continuously variable transmission is located at a side of the engine. The shiftable transmission is located on the same side as the engine in a right-left direction with respect to the continuously variable transmission. The switching lever is located on the same side as the continuously variable transmission with respect to a center of the shiftable transmission in the right-left direction, and inputs a shifting operation force into the shiftable transmission. The shift rod is linked to the switching lever. The operation lever is operated by a driver seated on the seat to shift the shiftable transmission, and is linked to the shift rod.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle comprising:
two seats juxtaposed in a right-left direction of the vehicle;
an engine including at least a portion located between the two seats in a plan view of the vehicle;
a continuously variable transmission located to a side of the engine with at least a portion thereof located below one of the two seats in the plan view and to which a rotational power from the engine is transmitted;
a shiftable transmission located on a same side as the engine in the right-left direction with respect to the continuously variable transmission and to which a rotational power from the continuously variable transmission is transmitted;
a transmission that transmits the rotational power from the shiftable transmission to a vehicle wheel;
a switching lever on a same side as the continuously variable transmission with respect to a center of the shiftable transmission in the right-left direction, and that inputs a shifting operation force into the shiftable transmission;
a shift rod linked to the switching lever; and
an operation lever operated by a driver seated on the seat to shift the shiftable transmission, and linked to the shift rod.

2. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the shiftable transmission is located in front of the engine.

3. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the switching lever is located between a center of the continuously variable transmission in the right-left direction and the center of the shiftable transmission in the plan view.

4. The vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein
the engine includes an output shaft oriented in the right-left direction;
the continuously variable transmission includes a first input shaft into which a rotational power from the output shaft is input, and a first output shaft located farther forward than the first input shaft to output the rotational power input into the first input shaft;
the shiftable transmission includes a second input shaft which is located farther forward than the first output shaft and into which the rotational power output from the first output shaft is input, and a second output shaft located farther forward than the second input shaft to output the rotational power input into the second input shaft to the transmission; and
the switching lever is located at a projection of the shiftable transmission that projects farther forward than the continuously variable transmission.

5. The vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the switching lever is provided at a first side surface of the projection that is closer to the continuously variable transmission than is a second side surface of the projection opposite to the first side surface.

6. The vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein at least a portion of the projection is located between the two seats in the plan view.

7. The vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein the switching lever and the operation lever are located between the two seats in the plan view.

8. The vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein the switching lever is located at a center or substantially a center of the vehicle in the right-left direction.

9. The vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a fuel tank that stores fuel for the engine and is located at a position that sandwiches the engine with the continuously variable transmission.

Assignees

• Yamaha Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Oba Shigeaki
• Nakagaki Seiji
• Fujimoto Hiroyuki
• Hayashi Tomoyuki

Classifications

• B60K17/04

  characterised by arrangement, location or kind of gearing · CPC title

• B60K15/03

  Fuel tanks · CPC title

• B60K23/02 Primary

  for main transmission clutches · CPC title

• B60K5/00

  Arrangement or mounting of internal-combustion or jet-propulsion units (B60K7/00 takes precedence; arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion B60K6/00) · CPC title

• B60K17/34

  for driving both front and rear wheels, e.g. four wheel drive vehicles · CPC title