Patent ID: 7954584

Claim:
A power unit for a vehicle, comprising: an engine body having a crankcase; a crankshaft rotatably supported by said crankcase and having an axis that is set along a front-rear direction of said vehicle; a power transmission path for transmitting a rotational drive force of said crankshaft to a drive wheel; a clutch provided in said power transmission path for switching connection and disconnection of the transmission of power; and a clutch actuator mounted on said engine body for controlling the switching between an engaged condition and disengaged condition of said clutch, wherein said clutch actuator is disposed at an upper surface of said engine body, wherein said clutch is contained in a clutch chamber defined by both a rear case, which is a part of said engine body and is connected to a rear part of said crankcase, and a clutch cover connected to said rear case, and wherein said clutch actuator is disposed at an upper surface of said rear case in a position forward relative to the clutch cover.