Patent ID: 9592725
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: B60K,B60Y,B62K,Y10T

Claim:
1. An all-terrain vehicle having a sitting area with a reduced riding width, the all-terrain vehicle comprising: a front ground engaging member and a rear ground engaging member, at least one of said ground engaging members for moving the vehicle; a motor having a crankshaft, the motor positioned rearward of the front ground engaging member; a crankcase, wherein a first portion of the crankshaft is internal to the crankcase and a second portion of the crankshaft is external to the crankcase; an auxiliary drive mechanism that is external to the crankcase; a CVT having a drive shaft and a driven shaft, wherein the auxiliary drive mechanism rotatably couples the drive shaft to the second portion of the crankshaft, the drive shaft is positioned rearward of the crankshaft such that the drive shaft is longitudinally and vertically offset from the crankshaft, and the driven shaft is rotatably coupled to an output member for rotating one or both of the front and rear ground engaging members; and a centrifugal clutch attached to one of the crankshaft or the drive shaft, wherein the crankshaft has a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to, and spatially forward of, a longitudinal axis of the drive shaft.