Title:
ENGINE AND VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2015007406
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an engine and a vehicle that can reduce hitting sounds of a crankshaft while restraining an increase in the size of a crankcase, complication of its structure, and an increase in its weight.SOLUTION: A power transmission member that transmits a torque for driving a rear wheel 7 is attached to a crankshaft. The crankshaft is supported by bearings 230 and 240 of the same kind. The bearing 240 is located farther from the power transmission member than the bearing 230. A radial bearing clearance of the bearing 240 is smaller than a radial bearing clearance of the bearing 230.
Inventors:
KIRIMURA AKIHIRO
Application Number:
JP2013133119A
Publication Date:
January 15, 2015
Filing Date:
June 25, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
YAMAHA MOTOR CO LTD
International Classes:
F02F7/00; F16C3/08; F16C9/02; F16C19/06; F16C19/26; F16C19/54; F16C35/063; F16C35/067
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yoshihito Fukushima