Engine mount structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10059183-B2
Application number	US-201615244324-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 23, 2016
Priority date	Mar 19, 2014
Publication date	Aug 28, 2018
Grant date	Aug 28, 2018

Abstract

A main frame includes a pair of left and right first frame pieces which extends rearwardly from above an engine, a pair of left and right second frame pieces each extending from a front portion in a direction slantwise downwardly and rearwardly of the associated first frame piece, and a pair of left and right third frame pieces each extending rearwardly from a lower end of the associated second frame piece through laterally of a cylinder block. The first mount section for supporting the front portion of the engine is constituted by a rubber mount in which a pair of left and right support portions, provided at respective joints between the second frame pieces and the third frame pieces, and a pair of first to-be-supported portions are connected together. The support portions are connected together through a connecting member that extends in a leftward and rightward direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An engine mount structure to support an engine on a vehicle frame structure for a motorcycle, in which:
the vehicle frame structure includes a main frame extending rearwardly and slantwise downwardly from a head pipe;
the engine includes a crankcase to support a crankshaft and a cylinder block connected above the crankcase, the cylinder block comprising a cylinder accommodating a piston and a cylinder head above the cylinder, the engine being supported on the main frame at three locations including a front portion, a rear upper portion and a rear lower portion thereof; and
the main frame includes a pair of left and right first frame pieces both extending from upwardly of the engine in a direction rearwardly of the engine, a pair of left and right second frame pieces each extending from a front portion of the associated first frame piece in a direction slantwise downwardly, and a pair of left and right third frame pieces each extending in a rearward direction from a lower end of the corresponding second frame piece through laterally of the cylinder block and connected with an intermediate portion of the associated first frame piece,
the mount structure comprising:
a first mount section to support a front portion of the cylinder, the first mount section being constituted by a rubber mount which includes a pair of left and right support portions provided at a left and right joint between the second frame piece and the third frame piece and left and right to-be-supported portions each provided in the engine, the respective support portion being connected with the associated to-be-supported portion through an elastic member;
a connecting member configured to connect the left and right support portions with each other; and
left and right brackets to support the engine, the left and right brackets being connected with the left and right joints, respectively, the left and right brackets being connected with each other via the connecting member, wherein
the left and right support portions of the first mount section are positioned beneath the left and right joint in the left and right bracket, respectively.

2. The engine mount structure as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a second mount section to support the rear upper portion of the engine, the second mount section being constituted by a rubber mount having an elastic member interposed.

3. The engine mount structure as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a third mount section to support the rear lower portion of the engine, the third mount section being constituted by a rigid mount having no elastic member interposed.

4. The engine mount structure as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
a second mount section to support the rear upper portion of the engine; and
a third mount section to support the rear lower portion of the engine, wherein
the second and third mount sections are provided in a swingarm bracket formed in the main frame.

Assignees

• Kawasaki Heavy Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Wada Hiroyuki
• Kashihara Takeshi
• Hashimoto Shunichi

Classifications

• B60K5/1216

  characterised by the location of the supports relative to the motor or to each other (B60K5/1225 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60K5/1208 Primary

  Resilient supports (B60K5/1241 - B60K5/1291 take precedence) · CPC title

• B62K11/04 Primary

  characterised by the engine being between front and rear wheels · CPC title

• B62K2201/02

  Rubber springs · CPC title

• B62M7/04

  below the frame · CPC title