Engine arrangement for off-road vehicle

Details Engine arrangement for off-road vehicle Engine arrangement for off-road vehicle

2006-12-12

2006-12-12

Shriver, J. Allen (Department: 3618)

Motor vehicles

Special wheel base

Having only two wheels

C180S291000, C180S089190, C180S068300

Reexamination Certificate

active

07147075

ABSTRACT:
An off-road vehicle has a frame. A pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels support the frame. The frame supports at least two seats. An engine powers the off-road vehicle and has a crankshaft. A transmission has an output shaft driven by the crankshaft. The output shaft drives the front and rear wheels. Each seat has a front end, a rear end and a bottom end. The crankshaft is positioned between the output shaft and the rear wheels. The crankshaft and the output shaft are disposed between a generally vertically extending first plane including the front end of the seat and a generally vertically extending second plane including the rear end of the seat. The crankshaft and the output shaft also are disposed below a generally horizontally extending third plane.

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