All-terrain vehicle

• US 6,863,146 B2
• Filed: 10/20/2003
• Issued: 03/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Kawamoto, Yuichi, Takano, Kiyohito
• Primary Examiner(s): Ilan, Ruth
• Application Number:
  US10/687,695
• Publication Number:
  US 20040099075A1
• Time in Patent Office: 505 Days
• Field of Search: 180/346, 180/251, 180/366
• US Class Current: 180/346
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 37/021 toothed gearing combined with continuous variable friction gearing
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 61/662 with endless flexible members
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 180/908 Motor vehicles with short wheelbase
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/19242 Combined gear and clutch
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/1946 Sliding clutch carrier

Abstract

An all-terrain vehicle includes a variable-speed V-belt drive disposed on one side of a crankcase of an engine, a V-belt drive cover covering the variable-speed V-belt drive, a gear transmission of transmitting a power of the engine in cooperation with the variable-speed V-belt drive, and a speed sensing device. The speed sensing device includes a speed sensor of measuring a rotating speed of a member which transmits the power of the engine to the wheels. The speed sensor is disposed right under the V-belt drive cover.

Claims

1. An all-terrain vehicle comprising:

a variable-speed V-belt drive disposed on one side of a crankcase of an engine;

a V-belt drive cover covering the variable-speed V-belt drive;

a gear transmission for transmitting a power of the engine in cooperation with the variable-speed V-belt drive;

a speed sensing device including a speed sensor for measuring a rotating speed of a member which transmits the power of the engine to the wheels, the speed sensor being disposed right under the V-belt drive cover;

wherein the speed sensor measures a rotating speed of a drive shaft which is extended in a back-and-forth direction from an output portion of the gear transmission and wherein the speed sensor is disposed opposite to a driven bevel gear mounted on the drive shaft and engaged with a drive bevel gear of the gear transmission.

2. The all-terrain vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the speed sensing device further includes:

a harness connecting part extending rearward from the speed sensor, and

a harness having one end connected to a speed indicator of the all-terrain vehicle, the harness being extended along a component member, which is positioned behind the gear transmission, of a body frame of the all-terrain vehicle to the harness connecting part.