ENGINE UNIT FOR SADDLE-RIDING TYPE VEHICLE

• Main Authors: NAKAJIMA HISAMITSU, TSUNASHIMA KOSUKE, KAJIWARA EISUKE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 21.02.2019
• Subjects: BLASTING; COMBUSTION ENGINES; CYCLES; HEATING; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS; LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; POWERED PROPULSION OF SLEDGES OR; RIDER PROPULSION OF WHEELED VEHICLES OR SLEDGES; STARTING AIDS FOR SUCH ENGINES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; STARTING OF COMBUSTION ENGINES; TRANSMISSIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SUCH VEHICLES; TRANSPORTING; WEAPONS

To provide an engine unit for a saddle-riding type vehicle that can narrow a vehicle width in addition to improving visual attractiveness of a vehicle.SOLUTION: An engine unit for a saddle-riding type vehicle includes: an engine unit body 18 including an engine E, a transmission M and a starting shaft 20 for kick-starting of the engine E; a transmission cover 19 for covering a lateral side of the transmission M; and a kick operation lever 25 of which one end is connected to the starting shaft 20. A recess 36 capable of storing the kick operation lever 25 is provided at a vehicle outside lateral surface of the transmission cover 19.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2 【課題】車両の見栄えを向上させることができるうえ、車幅を狭めることができる鞍乗型車両のエンジンユニットを提供する。【解決手段】エンジンＥ及び変速機ＭとエンジンＥをキック始動するための始動軸２０とを有するエンジンユニット本体１８と、変速機Ｍの側方を覆う変速機カバー１９と、一端部が始動軸２０に連結されたキック操作レバー２５と、を備えている。変速機カバー１９の車外側面に、キック操作レバー２５が格納可能な凹部３６が設けられている。【選択図】図２