Patent ID: 7823472

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: an engine case containing at least a portion of an engine; a speed-changing transmission selectively driven by the engine, the speed changing transmission including a shift shaft and a dog; and a shift control device arranged to perform shift control of the speed-changing transmission, the shift control device including a shift actuator and an actuation force transmission mechanism, the shift actuator being configured to be stroked by a predetermined amount to move the shift shaft and the dog into and out of engagement, the actuation force transmission mechanism being disposed outside the engine case and being interposed between the shift actuator and the shift shaft, and the actuation force transmission mechanism including: first and second coupling parts being sized and configured to be coupled together to provide movement relative to each other; a biasing mechanism arranged to urge the first and second coupling parts toward a neutral position; and a stopper mechanism arranged to stop the relative movement of the first and second coupling part when one of the first and second coupling parts is moved relatively from the neutral position against urging force of the biasing mechanism and contacts the stopper mechanism; wherein the actuation force transmission mechanism is arranged to receive a rotational movement input from the shift actuator and output a rotational movement to the shift shaft.