Patent ID: 6695083
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: B60K,B60Y,F01P,F16H

Abstract:
A saddle-mounted type four-wheel vehicle, comprising:a vehicle frame; left and right front wheels and rear wheels provided at the front and rear of said vehicle frame; an engine unit including an engine and a variable transmission, said engine unit being mounted on said vehicle frame between said front and rear wheels; a saddle seat provided at the top of said vehicle frame; a steering handle provided in front of said seat; a front cover that covers said front wheels and an upper front part of said vehicle frame; an induction box provided between the upper front part of said vehicle frame and said front cover, said induction box being fixed directly to said vehicle frame and including a cooling air induction port provided in an upper face thereof adjacent to a bottom face of said front cover; an inlet duct connecting a duct linkage port provided in a bottom face of said induction box and an air induction port of said variable transmission; a first positioning element formed in a portion of said inlet duct for positioning the portion of said inlet duct with respect to structural members of said vehicle frame; an outlet duct connecting a discharge port of said variable transmission and a cooling air discharge port provided at a downstream end of said outlet duct; and a second positioning element formed in a middle portion of said outlet duct for positioning the middle portion of said outlet duct with respect to structural members of said vehicle frame.