Motorcycle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11679839-B2
Application number	US-202117341443-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 8, 2021
Priority date	Jun 10, 2020
Publication date	Jun 20, 2023
Grant date	Jun 20, 2023

Abstract

The power transmission mechanism includes a non-contact power transmission mechanism and a mechanical power transmission mechanism, both of which are provided in parallel on a power unit side or a rear wheel side. The mechanical power transmission mechanism has a crown gear and a pinion that are meshed at the time of low-speed rotation of the engine and are separated at the time of medium-high speed rotation thereof.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A motorcycle comprising a power transmission mechanism configured to transmit power of a power unit to a rear wheel,
wherein the power transmission mechanism includes a non-contact power transmission mechanism and a mechanical power transmission mechanism which are provided on a power unit side or a rear wheel side,
the non-contact power transmission mechanism includes a magnetic disk whose principal surface is magnetized and a magnetic shaft facing the principal surface of the magnetic disk, the magnetic disk configured to rotate around its axis,
the mechanical power transmission mechanism includes an engagement and separation member, the engagement and separation member being engaged when the magnetic disk or the magnetic shaft is rotated at a low speed, the engagement and separation member being separated when the magnetic disk or the magnetic shaft is rotated at a medium to high speed.

2. The motorcycle according to claim 1 , wherein the power transmission mechanism is provided on the power unit side, and
the power of the power unit is transmitted to the rear wheel through the power transmission mechanism and a speed reduction mechanism.

3. The motorcycle according to claim 1 , wherein the engagement and separation member of the mechanical power transmission mechanism includes a first gear provided on a magnetic disk side of the magnetic disk and a second gear provided on a magnetic shaft side of the magnetic shaft, and teeth of the first gear are arranged so as to surround the magnetic disk.

4. The motorcycle according to claim 3 , wherein the first gear is a crown gear and the second gear is a pinion meshing with the crown gear.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shimizu Kenzo

Classifications

• B62M11/04

  of changeable ratio · CPC title

• B62K11/00

  Motorcycles, engine-assisted cycles or motor scooters with one or two wheels (fairings or streamlining parts not forming part of the frame B62J; transmission of drive from engines to wheels B62M) · CPC title

• H02K49/102 Primary

  Magnetic gearings, i.e. assembly of gears, linear or rotary, by which motion is magnetically transferred without physical contact (magnetized gearings with physical contact F16H13/12, F16H49/005) · CPC title

• B62M23/00 Primary

  Transmissions characterised by use of other elements; Other transmissions · CPC title

• B62M17/00

  Transmissions characterised by use of rotary shaft, e.g. cardan shaft · CPC title