US 11,919,587 B2
Vehicle
Takahiro Jyouzaki, Kobe (JP)
Assigned to KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD., Hyogo (JP)
Filed by KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Hyogo (JP)
Filed on May 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/314,587.
Prior Publication US 2022/0355877 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. B60K 5/04 (2006.01); B60K 13/02 (2006.01); B60K 13/04 (2006.01); B60K 17/00 (2006.01); B60N 2/005 (2006.01); B62D 33/02 (2006.01); B62D 63/04 (2006.01); F01N 1/00 (2006.01); F02M 35/02 (2006.01); F02M 35/10 (2006.01); F16H 37/02 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 63/04 (2013.01) [B60K 5/04 (2013.01); B60K 13/02 (2013.01); B60K 13/04 (2013.01); B60K 17/00 (2013.01); B60N 2/005 (2013.01); B62D 33/02 (2013.01); F01N 1/00 (2013.01); F02M 35/02 (2013.01); F02M 35/10144 (2013.01); F16H 37/021 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle, comprising:
an engine body that has a crankcase that rotatably supports a crankshaft, a cylinder, and a cylinder head provided with an intake port and an exhaust port in this order from bottom, in which a central axis of the crankshaft extends in a vehicle width direction;
a CVT disposed on a side portion in the vehicle width direction of the engine body, the CVT having a CVT input shaft connected to the crankshaft so as to be able to transmit power and a CVT output shaft that outputs drive rotation which is inputted to the CVT input shaft and then changed in rotation speed;
a transmission disposed on one side in a front-rear direction of the engine body, the transmission having a transmission input shaft connected to the CVT output shaft so as to be able to transmit power and a transmission output shaft that outputs drive rotation which is inputted to the transmission input shaft and then changed in rotation speed;
an intake pipe connected to the intake port of the cylinder head;
an air cleaner directly or indirectly connected to an upstream side of the intake pipe;
an exhaust pipe connected to the exhaust port of the cylinder head; and
an exhaust muffler directly or indirectly connected to a downstream side of the exhaust pipe, wherein
at least a part of each of the transmission, the intake pipe, the air cleaner, the exhaust pipe, and the exhaust muffler is disposed in a region where the engine body is projected in a front-rear direction.