Patent ID: 7905803
Filing Date: 2011-03-15
Classification: B62K,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A straddle-type vehicle comprising: a V-belt continuously variable transmission arranged to transmit a driving force of an engine to a driving wheel, the V-belt continuously variable transmission including: the movable sheave half of the primary sheave is located on an outer side in a vehicle width direction with respect to the fixed sheave half of the primary sheave; the sheave drive mechanism is located on an outer side in the vehicle width direction with respect to the movable sheave half of the primary sheave; a footrest of the straddle-type vehicle is located on an outer side of the V-belt continuously variable transmission in the vehicle width direction and below the primary sheave shaft and the secondary sheave shaft; at least a portion of the electric motor is located above and in front of the primary sheave shaft in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle as viewed in a sheave shaft direction; and the primary sheave and the electric motor overlap with each other as viewed in the sheave shaft direction.