Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Body cover structure for straddle type vehicle
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Application No.: US15009089Application Date: 2016-01-28
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Publication No.: US09988121B2Publication Date: 2018-06-05
- Inventor: Osami Inomata , Koji Miwa
- Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP
- Priority: JP2015-050563 20150313
- Main IPC: B62J37/00
- IPC: B62J37/00 ; B62J17/00 ; B62K11/04 ; B60K11/08 ; B60K15/01 ; B60T8/17 ; B60T8/176 ; B62J35/00 ; F02M51/04

Abstract:
In an off road vehicle having a cradle type vehicle body frame, an electrical component is arranged forwardly of rider's legs. A vehicle body frame includes a head pipe, a main frame, a pivot frame, a down frame and a lower frame so as to be formed in a cradle of a closed loop shape in a side view. An engine is supported inside the cradle, and a fuel tank is arranged above the cradle. A vehicle body cover for covering the engine and the fuel tank includes a tank shroud, a side cover and an under cover. A portion of the side cover swells laterally and has an apex located within the cradle on the lateral side of a cylinder section. A fuel pump or an ABS unit as a heavy electrical component is arranged on the inside of the apex.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160264201A1 BODY COVER STRUCTURE FOR STRADDLE TYPE VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2016-09-15
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