Patent ID: 7779946

Claim:
A snowmobile comprising: steering handlebars; a ski; and a power transmission mechanism arranged to couple the steering handlebars and the ski, the power transmission mechanism including: a first rotary shaft extending directly downward or obliquely downward from the steering handlebars and arranged to rotate along with the steering handlebars about a first rotary axis extending along a length of the first rotary shaft; a first link mechanism coupled to the first rotary shaft; a second rotary shaft coupled to the first link mechanism and arranged to rotate along with rotation of the first rotary shaft about a second rotary axis extending along a length of the second rotary shaft via the first link mechanism, the second rotary axis being different from the first rotary axis; and a second link mechanism disposed between the second rotary shaft and the ski; wherein the second link mechanism includes a power steering device mounted to the second rotary shaft and including an actuator arranged to receive a rotating force of the second rotary shaft and output a resultant force to the ski via the second link mechanism.