Abstract: In motorcycles, motor-tricycles, snow-mobiles, etc. provided with a tandem seat so as to enable tandem riding, a rear end of a rear seat cover which covers a rear seat portion of the tandem seat upon single riding, is swingably supported at a fixing portion on the vehicle body side behind the rear seat portion, and there is provided a stopper for restraing the swinging motion of the rear seat cover at a predetermined rising angle when the rear seat cover has been made to swing in the rising direction. This rear seat cover need not be dismounted even upon tandem riding, but it is utilized as a back rest device upon tandem riding.

Abstract: A riding type mower includes steered front wheels and driven rear wheels arranged in the front and rear parts of a vehicle body, respectively, a mowing cutter mechanism disposed under the vehicle body, a driver's seat disposed on the vehicle body, and an engine for driving the rear wheel and the mowing cutter mechanism. The driver's seat is disposed substantially at the longitudinally central part of the vehicle body, the engine is disposed below the driver seat, a fuel supply system of the engine is disposed at one side of the engine, and an exhaust system of the engine is disposed at the other side of the engine. Power of the engine is transmitted through a pulley belt to an input shaft of a transmission gearing for the rear wheels, with the transmission gearing being disposed behind a rear axle, and concurrently from the input shaft through another pulley belt to the cutter mechanism which is level-adjustably disposed substantially in the longitudinal central part of the vehicle body.

Abstract: The present invention is an ignition device comprising a circuit for generating an ignition signal in synchronism with the revolutions of an engine, a circuit for inhibiting an igniting operation, a circuit for detecting the starting state of the engine, and a circuit for interrupting the operation of the inhibiting circuit upon detection of such starting state.

Abstract: A cowling device for a cycle type vehicle includes a forward unit defining a radiator air intake opening and separate removable central panels spaced from the forward unit to define a pair of side air exit openings. A relatively small amount of intake air is ducted between these central panels to the powerplant, while most is ducted alongside the vehicle through the air exit openings in a streamlined manner.

Abstract: A tiltable tricycle comprises a body frame, a single front wheel steerably supported on a front portion of the body frame, a power unit mounted on a rear portion of the body frame and including at least an engine, a joint case connected to the power unit for vertical angular movement, a rear axle support case connected to the joint case for lateral rolling movement, a rear axle assembly rotatably supported on the rear axle support case, a pair of rear wheels coupled to the rear axle assembly, respectively, and a shock absorber disposed between the body frame and the joint case.

Abstract: A fiber-reinforced piston for internal combustion engines, comprising a molded body of inorganic fiber forming a top land and a ring region of the piston. The molded body has a content of granulated fiber having larger particles of a particle diameter less than 100 mesh in an amount of not more than 10 weight percent with respect to the total amount of fiber used, and a light alloy matrix fills and is combined with the molded body of inorganic fiber.

Abstract: Air intake side secondary air supply system for an internal combustion engine includes first and second secondary air supply passages leading to an intake manifold in which an open/close valve and an air control valve are respectively provided for a proportional control and an integral control of secondary air. In order to improve a driveability of the engine during a transition period from a feedback control mode to an open loop control mode, pressure control device for controlling a supply of first and second control pressures respectively for opening and closing the air control valve is constructed to rapidly supply the second control pressure when a state of engine operation in which the feedback control mode is to be stopped is detected.

Abstract: For at least a portion of a body frame, a pipe member is used, which includes therein a longitudinal partition wall for defining passages. The pipe member is provided with an inlet and an outlet to be in communication with the passages. A plurality of passages defined in the pipe member are used for various purposes including cable insertion passages, engine breeder passages or air feeding passages.

Abstract: A control device in a motor vehicle having a clutch and a transmission for controlling operation of the clutch and the transmission, includes a control lever angularly movable in first and second directions perpendicular to each other, a first connector mechanism interconnecting the control lever and the transmission for enabling the transmission to shift gears therein in response to angular movement of the control lever in the first direction, a follower having a portion extending in the first direction, the follower being angularly movable in the second direction, the portion being normally held in contact with the control lever when the control lever is angularly moved in the first and second directions, a second connector mechanism interconnecting the follower and the clutch for enabling the clutch to be engaged and disengaged in response to angular movement of the follower in the second direction, and a member for allowing the control lever to be angularly moved in the first direction only when the contr

Abstract: An exhaust pipe supporting structure (10) comprising an anti-vibratory member (14) reduced in spring coefficient, gradually along the length from one part (14a, 8b) thereof connected at the side of a vehicle body (6, 8) to another part (14b, 13) thereof connected at the side of an exhaust pipe (2, 3, 11, 12, 13) drawn out from an engine (1) mounted at the vehicle body side. In a view from a point off in a direction in which a torque roll axis (Tro) of the engine (1) or a principal axis (Io) of inertia extending in the same direction as the torque roll axis (Tro) extends, the aforesaid one part (14a, 8b) of the elastic member (14) and the aforesaid another part (14b, 13) thereof are found on a single tangent line (L.sub.1) to an imaginary arc (22) of a predetermined radius that has the torque roll axis (Tro) or the principal axis (Io) of inertia as a center axis thereof.

Abstract: When the engine RPM falls below a lower limit of a target RPM of idling while an engine is in an idle operation, a control valve is shifted to the open-loop control mode instead of the conventional feedback control mode so as to enable the engine RPM range to be quickly increased up to within the target RPM of idling rotations. Said control valve is disposed in a bypass which communicates with the upstream side and the downstream side of the throttle valve in intake passage to adjust the volume of an inspired air. The solenoid current command (amount of control) for adjusting the opening degree of the control valve during the period of the open-loop control mode is set at a level higher than that immediately before the feedback control mode shifts to the open-loop control mode.

Abstract: A connector assembly is disclosed, in which elastic contact and electric connection between first contacts supported in a first contact body and second contacts supported in a second connector body is obtained when the second connector body is inserted into the first connector body through an opening. Automatic lock means is provided which automatically locks the second connector body to the first connector body when the former is correctly inserted into the latter. The first connector body has one surface formed with a complementary recess and an aperture extending from the bottom of the recess to reach the opening. A lock piece integral with the first connector body can be turned to be received in the complementary recess. The lock piece has an integral engagement ridge.

Abstract: A vehicular speed change gear wherein a stepless V-belt transmission and a stepped gear transmission are disposed in series in a power transmission system connecting an engine crankshaft and a driving wheel together. An automatic speed change actuator, which automatically actuates the speed change operation of the stepless transmission in association with an engine throttle valve opening and a vehicle speed is connected to the stepless transmission, and a manual speed change actuator is connected to the stepped transmission for manually actuating the speed change operation of the latter.

Abstract: A torsional vibration absorbing device for a transmission, such as manual shift automotive transmission, wherein a friction clutch is provided on the output shaft within the transmission. One set of springs apply a constant resilient force to the friction clutch. Interengaging cam plates are caused to separate axially by increases in torque transmitted and another set of springs impose an additional resilient force on the friction clutch to reduce slippage upon such separation. The cams on the cam plates have helically shaped surfaces for full face-to-face contact and the slopes of the surfaces are different for forward or reverse drive therethrough to provide different slippage characteristics for acceleration and deceleration.

Abstract: A tensioner device for applying a predetermined tension force to a transmission belt extended between a driving wheel and a driven wheel supported on the body of an internal combustion engine, including a hydraulic automatic adjuster which comprises a plunger case fitted in a cylinder bore through a seal member and a plunger slidably and axially movably fitted in the plunger case, open edges of the plunger case and plunger being sealed from outside by means of a flexible boot. An extra feed oil chamber formed within the plunger is in communication with a feed oil source by means of a closed oil path through a feed oil port and in communication with an oil reservoir by means of another closed oil path through an oil discharge port provided in a spaced relation from the feed oil port.

Abstract: An internal combustion V-type engine has a crankcase which is split horizontally on a plane containing the axis of the crankshaft. Relatively thin stationary webs in the upper and lower crankcase halves are aligned and each pair receives a plurality of fastening elements such as cap screws which extend through the lower half of the crankcase across the horizontal joint and into the upper half of the crankcase. These pairs of webs are placed at intervals along the length of the crankshaft to support it for rotation.

Abstract: A vehicular transmission in which a multiple speed manual transmission of the two parallel shaft type has an auxiliary transmission connected in series between the two shafts for some of the multiple speeds. The auxiliary transmission providing a high speed and a low speed. The auxiliary transmission includes gearing for providing the high or low speeds to the gears on one of the shafts. A hydraulic clutch and a one-way clutch in said auxiliary transmission selectively connect the high or low speed gearing, with the one-way clutch engaging when the hydraulic clutch is disengaged and being overrun when the hydraulic clutch is engaged.

Abstract: A light-conductive circuit unit comprises a substrate (1) made of an optical material, the substrate (1) having a light inlet surface (1a) for letting in a beam of light from a light source (2a to 2c), a light outlet surface (1b) for letting out a beam of light to a light-receiving element (3a to 3g), and a light-conductive path (4a to 4h) constituted with a part of the substrate to conduct rays of light from the light inlet surface (1a) to the light outlet surface (1b), and a combination of light course turning parts (5a to 5g) and optical switching mechanisms (6a to 6e) both substantially integrated with the substrate (1).

Abstract: A two speed transmission including a direct drive and a reduced speed ratio. The transmission is directly coupled to a variable speed engine crankshaft and includes pulleys thereon for the driving of auxiliary engine equipment. A first drive train includes planetary gearing and a one-way clutch while direct drive is provided by a wrap spring coupling cylindrical surfaces on the transmission input and transmission output axially adjacent and coterminous. The wrap spring includes an element having a flat side for engagement of the cylindrical surfaces. Two actuator mechanisms are illustrated employing centrifugal weights to result in advancement of one end of the wrap spring to tighten same into coupling engagements at low engine speeds. At higher engine speeds, the actuator mechanism releases the wrap spring from the cylindrical surfaces for drive through the planetary gearing.

Abstract: A motorcycle having exhaust pipes of equal length and a V-type engine having a front and rear cylinder block. The exhaust pipe associated with the front cylinder block extending directly back to above the rear suspension mount. The exhaust pipe associated with the rear cylinder block extends downwardly to beneath and around the rear suspension mount and then upwardly to above the rear suspension mount. Both exhaust pipes terminate above the rear suspension mount to connect with mufflers which extend upwardly and rearwardly adjacent to the back stay structure. The exhaust muffler systems are fixed to the back stay structure adjacent the aft end thereof. Pillion step brackets are fixed at the intersections of the back stay structure with the center frame members to insure appropriate strength in both the mounting and remaining in the frame.