Patent ID: 6398683
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: B62J,B62M,F02B,F16H

Abstract:
An all terrain vehicle comprising a frame, an engine compartment defined within the frame, an engine mounted within the engine compartment, the engine comprising a crankcase, a transversely-extending crankshaft, a transmission connected to the crankshaft, the transmission comprising a drive pulley, a driven pulley and a flexible loop connecting the drive pulley to the driven pulley, a transmission input shaft connected to the drive pulley, a first bearing supporting a first end of the input shaft and positioned proximate the crankcase, a second bearing supporting a second end of the input shaft, a bearing bracket carrying the second bearing, a bearing retaining portion formed on the bearing bracket, the bearing positioned within the bearing retaining portion, and the bearing bracket having at least one arm extending between the crankcase and the bearing retaining portion.