Patent ID: 6170597
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: B60K,B60Y,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
An offroad vehicle having a frame, at least two wheels supporting said frame, an internal combustion engine supported by said frame, said engine having at least one cylinder, a piston positioned in said cylinder and reciprocating along a first axis, said piston driving a crankshaft of said engine, said crankshaft arranged to drive at least one of the wheels through a transmission, said vehicle having a front end and a rear end and a longitudinal centerline extending through said ends, said crankshaft of said engine extending along a second axis generally parallel to said centerline, said transmission including a chamber defined by a case, a primary shaft at least partially positioned in said chamber and driven by said crankshaft, a main shaft at least partially positioned in said chamber and offset from said primary shaft, said primary shaft and said main shaft being positioned on opposite sides of said crankshaft, said main shaft driven by said primary shaft by a belt positioned in said chamber, said main shaft arranged to drive said at least one of said wheels, at least a portion of said case facing said front end of said vehicle unobstructed.