Patent ID: 6823960
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: B60K,B62K,Y10S

Abstract:
A small vehicle comprising:a frame assembly, at least one wheel supporting the frame assembly, said frame assembly comprising a pair of bottom rails that are laterally spaced from each other and a transverse generally horizontal plane extending through a centerline of each of said bottom rails, an engine compartment being defined above said transverse generally horizontal plane; an engine disposed within the frame assembly, the engine being drivingly connected to said at least one wheel, said engine comprising a crankshaft having an axis of rotation and a center of gravity, said engine further comprising a first mounting side and a second mounting side, said first mounting side and said second mounting side extending generally parallel to said axis of crankshaft rotation; a first engine mount and a second engine mount being spaced from each other and being secured to said first mounting side of said engine, a third engine mount and a fourth engine mount being spaced from each other and being secured to said second mounting side of said engine; each of said first engine mount, said second engine mount, said third engine mount and said fourth engine mount comprising a pair of plates that are spaced by a resilient material, said resilient material being more compliant in a shear direction than in a direction normal to said shear direction; and a first plane being defined through said direction normal to said shear direction of said first engine mount and said first mounting side, a second plane being defined through said direction normal to said shear direction of said second engine mount and said second mounting side, said first plane and said second plane intersecting at said center of gravity.