IP Library Granted Patent US 8,863,887
Granted Patent B2
US 8,863,887 · App. 13/780,384 · Granted Oct 21, 2014

Utility vehicle

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Patent No.
US 8,863,887
App. No.
13/780,384
Granted
Oct 21, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A utility vehicle which can shorten the entire length of an air intake duct includes a belt-type continuously variable transmission that converts and transmits a driving force from an engine, a transmission case that accommodates the continuously variable transmission, an air intake duct that introduces outside air into the transmission case, and an exhaust duct that discharges air in the transmission case, wherein the transmission case is provided in a console box, and an air intake port of the air intake duct is arranged in the console box.

Claims (20)

1. A utility vehicle comprising:

a continuously variable transmission that converts and transmits a driving force from an engine, the continuously variable transmission having a belt;

a transmission case that accommodates the continuously variable transmission;

an air intake duct that introduces outside air into the transmission case; and

an exhaust duct that discharges air in the transmission case,

wherein the transmission case is provided in a console box,

wherein an air intake port of the air intake duct is arranged in the console box,

and wherein an exhaust port of the exhaust duct is provided with a guiding member that guides exhaust gas from the exhaust duct to an exhaust gas sensor attached to exhaust pipes of the engine.

2. The utility vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the air intake duct is arranged in the console box.

3. The utility vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the console box is provided therein with a partitioning plate partitioning an inside of the console box into upper and lower sections,

the engine is arranged below the partitioning plate, and

the air intake port is arranged above the partitioning plate.

4. The utility vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the air intake duct extends upward from an air intake connection opening of the transmission case to the air intake port via a bent portion bent rearward and downward from above.

5. The utility vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein

the air intake port is opened downward.

6. The utility vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the air intake duct is provided in the console box such that the air intake duct and an engine air intake duct of the engine are arranged side by side in a vehicle width direction.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jun 2, 2022
From: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 060300/0504 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 3, 2013
From: KII, HIDEAKI
To: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 030535/0546 →