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A vehicle includes an engine having a crankshaft, a charging generator disposed on the crankshaft, a power-supplying generator driven by the engine and including a rotating shaft misaligned from the crankshaft, and a vehicle power generating apparatus. The power generating apparatus includes a clutc

A vehicle includes an engine having a crankshaft, a charging generator disposed on the crankshaft, a power-supplying generator driven by the engine and including a rotating shaft misaligned from the crankshaft, and a vehicle power generating apparatus. The power generating apparatus includes a clutch unit and a driving unit. The clutch unit includes a clutch disposed on the crankshaft, a driving gear disposed on the clutch, and a switching mechanism operable for driving the clutch. The motion transmitting unit includes a driven gear meshing with the driving gear, and an input shaft driven by the driven gear and connected to and co-rotatable with the rotating shaft of the power-supplying generator.

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1. A vehicle comprising: an engine having a crankshaft;a charging generator disposed on said crankshaft;a power-supplying generator driven by said engine and including a rotating shaft misaligned from said crankshaft; anda vehicle power generating apparatus including a clutch unit including a clutch

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A vehicle comprising: an engine having a crankshaft;a charging generator disposed on said crankshaft;a power-supplying generator driven by said engine and including a rotating shaft misaligned from said crankshaft; anda vehicle power generating apparatus including a clutch unit including a clutch disposed on said crankshaft, a driving gear disposed on said clutch, and a switching mechanism operable for driving said clutch, anda motion transmitting unit including a driven gear meshing with said driving gear, and an input shaft driven by said driven gear and connected to and co-rotatable with said rotating shaft of said power-supplying generator;wherein said motion transmitting unit further includes a shaft coupler for interconnecting said input shaft and said rotating shaft;wherein each of said input shaft and said rotating shaft has an externally splined end, and said shaft coupler includes a sleeve having two internally splined ends engaging respectively said externally splined ends of said input shaft and said rotating shaft, and a biasing spring disposed between and abutting against said sleeve and one of said input shaft and said rotating shaft for biasing said sleeve and said one of said input shaft and said rotating shaft away from each other. 2. The vehicle as claimed in claim 1, wherein one of said input shaft and said rotating shaft has an end surface formed with a blind hole for receiving an end of said biasing spring. 3. A vehicle comprising: an engine having a crankshaft;a charging generator disposed on said crankshaft;a power-supplying generator driven by said engine and including a rotating shaft misaligned from said crankshaft; anda vehicle power generating apparatus includinga clutch unit including a clutch disposed on said crankshaft, a driving gear disposed on said clutch, and a switching mechanism operable for driving said clutch, anda motion transmitting unit including a driven gear meshing with said driving gear, and an input shaft driven by said driven gear and connected to and co-rotatable with said rotating shaft of said power-supplying generator;wherein said switching mechanism includes a switching shaft extending into said engine and rotatable relative to said engine about a central axis of said switching shaft, and an actuator member connected fixedly to said switching shaft and disposed outwardly of said engine for manual operation. 4. A vehicle comprising: an engine having a crankshaft;a charging generator disposed on said crankshaft;a power-supplying generator driven by said engine and including a rotating shaft misaligned from said crankshaft; anda vehicle power generating apparatus includinga clutch unit including a clutch disposed on said crankshaft, a driving gear disposed on said clutch, and a switching mechanism operable for driving said clutch, anda motion transmitting unit including a driven gear meshing with said driving gear, and an input shaft driven by said driven gear and connected to and co-rotatable with said rotating shaft of said power-supplying generator;wherein said clutch unit further includes a one-piece pushing member movable by said switching mechanism to activate said clutch, so as to allow said power-supplying generator to supply electricity to external electrical appliances. 5. The vehicle as claimed in claim 4, wherein said switching mechanism includes a switching shaft extending into said engine and rotatable relative to said engine about a central axis of said switching shaft, and an actuator member connected fixedly to said switching shaft and disposed outwardly of said engine for manual operation, said vehicle further comprising a positioning mechanism, said switching shaft has a shaft body rotatable relative to said engine and having an annular outer surface, a recess formed in said annular outer surface of said shaft body and aligned with said pushing member, and a pair of first and second grooves formed in said annular outer surface of said shaft body and arranged along a circumferential direction of said shaft body said positioning mechanism including a positioning seat disposed on said engine, a positioning spring disposed within said positioning seat, and a positioning ball disposed within said positioning seat and biased by said positioning spring to project outwardly from said positing seat into a selected one of said first and second grooves. 6. The vehicle as claimed in claim 5, wherein said clutch includes a clutch seat sleeved fixedly on said crankshaft, a pressure disk sleeved movably on said crankshaft, a plurality of clutch plates disposed on said clutch seat, a plurality of friction plates disposed on said pressure disk, and a clutch disk disposed around said clutch seat and said pressure disk, said driving gear being disposed fixedly on said clutch disk, said actuator member being operable to rotate said switching shaft to thereby move said pressure disk relative to said clutch seat, so as to convert said clutch between a disengaging state and an engaging state such that, when said clutch is in said disengaging state, said positioning ball engages said first groove in said switching shaft, and said pushing member engages said recess in said switching shaft, so that said friction plates are spaced apart from said clutch plates respectively, thereby preventing rotation of said clutch disk, and when said clutch is in said engaging state, said crankshaft is controlled to rotate at a preset rotational speed, said positioning ball engages said second groove in said switching shaft, and said pushing member is disengaged from said recess in said switching shaft, so that said friction plates are pressed against said clutch plates, respectively, thereby allowing for co-rotation of said clutch disk with said crankshaft, which results in rotation of said input shaft and said rotating shaft of said power-supplying generator due to meshing of said driving gear with said driven gear. 7. The vehicle as claimed in claim 6, wherein said preset rotational speed is greater than 3600 rpm.