Patent ID: 7673729
Filing Date: 2010-03-09
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
1. A layout structure of a clutch lever shaft of a power unit in which a crankshaft and a transmission main shaft are disposed in parallel with an anteroposterior direction of a vehicle and a starter centrifugal clutch and a transmission manual multi-plate clutch are provided, the layout structure of the clutch lever shaft comprising: the centrifugal clutch and the manual multi-plate clutch being mounted in front portions of the crankshaft and the transmission main shaft, respectively, said manual multi-plate clutch includes friction plates movable in an axial direction; the clutch lever shaft of the manual multi-plate clutch, in a vicinity of an end portion of a lifter pin of the clutch, being mounted orthogonally and substantially vertically upwardly in relation to a direction in which the friction plates are pressed; and the clutch lever shaft is disposed between the centrifugal clutch and the manual multi-plate clutch when viewed from a front of the power unit.