Straddle-type vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10124853-B2
Application number	US-201715454925-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 9, 2017
Priority date	Mar 10, 2016
Publication date	Nov 13, 2018
Grant date	Nov 13, 2018

Abstract

A straddle-type vehicle comprises a vehicle body frame; a heavy weight vehicle member mounted on a vehicle body; a support member fastened to the vehicle body frame to support the heavy weight vehicle member; and a vehicle body behavior sensor which detects a behavior of the vehicle body, and the vehicle body behavior sensor is mounted on the support member.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A straddle-type vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body frame;
a heavy weight vehicle member mounted on a vehicle body;
a support member fastened to the vehicle body frame to support the heavy weight vehicle member;
a vehicle body behavior sensor which detects a behavior of the vehicle body; and
a front cowling covering a front portion of the vehicle body,
wherein the vehicle body behavior sensor is mounted on the support member, and
wherein the support member supports the front cowling.

2. The straddle-type vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the heavy weight vehicle member is a head lamp unit disposed in front of a head pipe of the vehicle body frame,
wherein the support member is fastened to the head pipe to support the head lamp unit, and
wherein the vehicle body behavior sensor is mounted on a portion of the support member which is between the head lamp unit and the head pipe.

3. The straddle-type vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a meter device disposed in front of a head pipe,
wherein the support member supports the meter device.

4. The straddle-type vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first fastener member used to fasten the support member to the vehicle body frame; and
a second fastener member used to mount the vehicle body behavior sensor on the support member,
wherein a fastening direction of the second fastener member is the same as a fastening direction of the first fastener member, and
wherein the fastening direction of the first fastener member and the fastening direction of the second fastener member conform to a vehicle width direction.

5. The straddle-type vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an engine including a crankshaft extending in a vehicle width direction,
wherein the vehicle body behavior sensor is mounted on a surface of the support member, the surface being perpendicular to the vehicle width direction.

6. The straddle-type vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the support member includes a pair of mounting plate sections, and a coupling plate section coupling the pair of mounting plate sections to each other in a vehicle width direction, and
wherein the vehicle body behavior sensor is mounted on at least one of the pair of mounting plate sections.

7. A straddle-type vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body frame;
a heavy weight vehicle member mounted on a vehicle body;
a support member fastened to the vehicle body frame to support the heavy weight vehicle member; and
a vehicle body behavior sensor which detects a behavior of the vehicle body,
wherein the vehicle body behavior sensor is mounted on the support member,
wherein the heavy weight vehicle member is a head lamp unit disposed in front of a head pipe of the vehicle body frame,
wherein the support member is fastened to the head pipe to support the head lamp unit,
wherein the vehicle body behavior sensor is mounted on a portion of the support member which is between the head lamp unit and the head pipe, and
wherein the vehicle body behavior sensor overlaps with the head pipe in a forward and rearward direction of the vehicle body.

8. A straddle-type vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body frame;
a heavy weight vehicle member mounted on a vehicle body;
a support member fastened to the vehicle body frame to support the heavy weight vehicle member; and
a vehicle body behavior sensor which detects a behavior of the vehicle body,
wherein the vehicle body behavior sensor is mounted on the support member,
wherein the vehicle body frame includes a front frame and a rear frame extending rearward from a rear end of the front frame,
wherein the rear frame supports a seat which is straddled by a rider,
wherein the heavy weight vehicle member is a battery disposed in a space formed below the seat, and
wherein the support member is fastened to the rear frame to support the battery.

Assignees

• Kawasaki Heavy Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Iwamoto Taro

Classifications

• B62J45/00

  Electrical equipment arrangements specially adapted for use as accessories on cycles, not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• B62L3/08

  Mechanisms specially adapted for braking more than one wheel · CPC title

• B62M7/02

  with engine between front and rear wheels · CPC title

• B62K11/04

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

• B62K19/40 Primary

  for attaching accessories, e.g. article carriers, lamps · CPC title