Engine starter mechanism arrangement for snow vehicles
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1. An engine starter mechanism arrangement for a snow vehicle having a vehicle body, comprising:
- an engine (2) having a rear part;
a crankshaft (7) extending through said engine in a transverse direction of the vehicle body;
a balancer shaft (62) disposed in said rear part of said engine at a location rearward of said crankshaft and extending substantially parallel to said crankshaft; and
a starter motor (65) disposed in said engine at a location above said balancer shaft.
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Abstract
An engine starter mechanism arrangement for snow vehicles, in which a starter mechanism is disposed so as to maintain excellent traveling stability of the snow vehicle. A crankshaft (7) extends through an engine (2) in a transverse direction of a body frame. A rear balancer shaft (62) is disposed in a rear part of the engine at a location rearward of the crankshaft in a manner extending substantially parallel to the crankshaft. A starter motor (65) is disposed in the engine at a location above the rear balancer shaft.
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1. An engine starter mechanism arrangement for a snow vehicle having a vehicle body, comprising:
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an engine (2) having a rear part;
a crankshaft (7) extending through said engine in a transverse direction of the vehicle body;
a balancer shaft (62) disposed in said rear part of said engine at a location rearward of said crankshaft and extending substantially parallel to said crankshaft; and
a starter motor (65) disposed in said engine at a location above said balancer shaft. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An engine starter mechanism arrangement for a snow vehicle having a vehicle body, comprising:
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a crankshaft (7) extending in a transverse direction of the vehicle body;
at least one crankcase (5, 6) having a rear part and rotatably supporting said crankshaft;
at least one cylinder head (4) disposed above said crankcase; and
a starter motor (65) disposed in said rear part of said crankcase, wherein said starter motor is disposed at a location such that when a first imaginary plane (PL1) parallel to the transverse direction of the vehicle body is brought into contact with said cylinder head and said crankcase from a rear side thereof, said starter motor does not project rearward from the first imaginary plane. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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6. An engine starter mechanism arrangement for a snow vehicle having a vehicle body, comprising:
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an engine (2) having a side part;
an engine room (30) that accommodates said engine;
a crankshaft (7) having opposite ends and extending through said engine in a transverse direction of the vehicle body;
a clutch mechanism (38) disposed in said engine room on one side thereof with respect to a transverse center (CL) of the vehicle body;
a magnet device (MG) disposed in said side part of said engine on an opposite side of said engine room from the one side thereof with respect to the transverse center of the vehicle body;
a battery (51) disposed in said engine room at a location close to said magnet device, on the opposite side of said engine room with respect to the transverse center of the vehicle body;
a starter motor (65) disposed on an opposite side of said engine from a side thereof on which said clutch mechanism is disposed, with respect to a transverse center (ECL) of said engine; and
a starter clutch section (70) mounted at a location toward one of said opposite ends of said crankshaft on the opposite side of said engine room with respect to the transverse center of the vehicle body, substantially in concentricity with said crankshaft, said starter clutch section comprising a starter one-way clutch (72), and a starter one-way gear (71) that transmits a driving force from said starter motor to said starter one-way clutch, wherein said starter one-way clutch is secured to said magnet device, and the driving force from said starter motor is transmitted to said crankshaft via said starter one-way gear, said starter one-way clutch, and said magnet device.
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7. An engine starter mechanism arrangement for a snow vehicle, comprising:
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a starter motor (65);
a crankshaft (7) having one end;
a magnet device (MG) disposed at a location toward said one end of said crankshaft;
a cam sprocket (73) mounted on said one end of said crankshaft;
a cam chain (74) passed over said cam sprocket; and
a starter clutch section (70) mounted at a location toward said one end of said crankshaft, substantially in concentricity with said crankshaft, said starter clutch section comprising a starter one-way clutch (72), and a starter one-way gear (71) that transmits a driving force from said starter motor to said starter one-way clutch, wherein said starter clutch section is disposed between said cam sprocket and said magnet device, said starter one-way clutch is secured to said magnet device, and the driving force from said starter motor is transmitted to said crankshaft via said starter one-way gear, said starter one-way clutch, and said magnet device.
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8. An engine starter mechanism arrangement for a snow vehicle having a vehicle body, comprising:
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at least one cylinder (94);
a crankshaft (7) having one end and extending in a transverse direction of the vehicle body, at a location below said cylinder;
a starter motor (65);
at least one balancer shaft (62) disposed at least one of locations forward and rearward of said crankshaft and extending substantially parallel to said crankshaft;
a starter clutch section (70) mounted at a location toward said one end of said crankshaft, substantially in concentricity therewith; and
a starter limiter (68) and a starter gear (69) that cooperate with each other to transmit a driving force from said starter motor to said starter clutch section, wherein said starter gear, said starter limiter, and said starter motor are arranged substantially linearly, as viewed in an axial direction of said crankshaft, in a mentioned order from below, substantially along a central axis (CCL) of said cylinder at a location above one of said at least one balancer shaft.
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