Patent ID: 7878290
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: B60G,B62K,B62M

Abstract:
1. A saddle riding type vehicle capable of making turns by leaning a vehicle body, comprising: a pair of rear wheels provided at opposite sides of the vehicle body; a pair of support mechanisms arranged to support the pair of rear wheels to be movable, independently of each other, up and down about a pivot axis relative to the vehicle body; an engine disposed forward of the pivot axis to produce a drive force; a differential mechanism arranged to distribute the drive force of the engine to the pair of rear wheels and to absorb a rotating speed difference between the pair of rear wheels at a time of making a turn, the differential mechanism including drive shafts arranged between the engine and the pivot axis; a pair of shaft drive mechanisms provided for the pair of rear wheels, respectively, and arranged to transmit the drive force of the differential mechanism to the pair of rear wheels; and a pair of constant velocity universal joints provided for the pair of shaft drive mechanisms, respectively, each including a pair of universal joints connected by a coupling yoke; wherein each of the constant velocity universal joints includes the coupling yoke located on the pivot axis, and the pair of universal joints arranged in a positional relationship of point symmetry.