Abstract: A liquid-encapsulated damper mount includes an outer member fixed to a vehicle body, and an inner member fixed to an upper end of a damper. The outer member and the inner member are connected to each other by first, second and third elastomer members. A first liquid chamber defined between the first and second elastomer members communicates with a second liquid chamber defined between the second and third elastomer members through a restriction. The restriction is defined in mating surfaces of the inner member and a ring member which are made of a metal and hence, even if the second elastomer member is deformed in any manner, the cross-sectional area of the restriction is not changed. Thus, when a load of a very low speed is inputted from a road surface, a stable damping force can be generated in the liquid-encapsulated damper mount, thereby preventing the resonance of an unsprung portion to enhance the riding comfort during traveling of a vehicle on a flat road.

Abstract: In a transmitting system for a small-sized vehicle in which a crankshaft of an engine and an input shaft of a multi-stage transmission are connected to each other through a fluid transmitting device, the fluid transmitting device and a shifting clutch being mounted on the crankshaft and connected in series to each other. One of the fluid transmitting device and the shifting clutch is connected to the crankshaft, and the other is connected to the input shaft of the multi-stage transmission through a primary reducing device. Thus, when the multi-stage transmission is to be shifted, the shifting operation of the multi-stage transmission can be carried out lightly, irrespective of a creep phenomenon of the fluid transmitting device, by bringing the shifting clutch into its OFF state. Moreover, the burden of torque by the fluid transmitting device and the shifting clutch mounted on the crankshaft which is rotated at a higher speed than that of the input shaft of the transmission is relatively small.