Saddle-ride type vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10336269-B2
Application number	US-201715450563-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 6, 2017
Priority date	Mar 30, 2016
Publication date	Jul 2, 2019
Grant date	Jul 2, 2019

Abstract

One embodiment provides a saddle-ride type vehicle. The vehicle includes a main frame; a drive source supported by a lower side of the main frame; an energy storing part supported by an upper side of the main frame; a front wheel steerably supported via a front fork mounted on a front side of the main frame; a rear wheel supported via a swing arm mounted on a rear side of the main frame and configured to be driven by the drive source; and seat frames disposed on the rear side of the main frame to support a riding seat. A braking control device is disposed within a lateral width between the seat frames, and is supported by a rear fender supported by the seat frame via a vibration control member. And, an inertia measuring device is supported by the braking control device.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A saddle-ride type vehicle ( 1 ) including:
a main frame ( 2 b );
a drive source (E) supported by a lower side of the main frame ( 2 b );
an energy storing part ( 5 ) supported by an upper side of the main frame ( 2 b );
a front wheel (FW) steerably supported via a front fork ( 3 ) mounted on a front side of the main frame ( 2 b );
a rear wheel (RW) supported via a swing arm ( 8 ) mounted on a rear side of the main frame ( 2 b ) and configured to be driven by the drive source (E);
seat frames ( 2 c ) disposed on the rear side of the main frame ( 2 b ) to support a riding seat ( 7 ),
a braking control device ( 10 ) disposed within a lateral width between the seat frames ( 2 c ) and configured to control braking of the front wheel (FW) or the rear wheel (RW); and
an inertia measuring device ( 20 ) configured to measure inertias in X, Y and Z axes of the vehicle,
wherein a rear fender ( 42 ) is supported by the seat frames ( 2 c ) and the braking control device ( 10 ) is supported by the rear fender via a vibration control member ( 61 ), and
wherein the inertia measuring device ( 20 ) is supported by the braking control device ( 10 ).

2. The vehicle ( 1 ) of claim 1 ,
wherein the braking control device ( 10 ) is supported by a bolt ( 71 ) fastened to the rear fender ( 42 ) via the vibration control member ( 61 ), and
wherein the inertia measuring device ( 20 ) is supported by a mounting bracket ( 25 ) which is co-fastened to the bolt ( 71 ).

3. The vehicle ( 1 ) of claim 2 ,
wherein the braking control device ( 10 ) is disposed in a frontwardly and downwardly inclined manner, and
wherein the mounting bracket ( 25 ) is disposed in front of and below the braking control device ( 10 ).

4. The vehicle ( 1 ) of claim 2 ,
wherein the mounting bracket ( 25 ) includes an engaging portion ( 25 k ) which engages with the rear fender ( 42 ) and restricts the rotation of the mounting bracket ( 25 ).

5. The vehicle ( 1 ) of claim 2 ,
wherein the rear fender ( 42 ) is supported by the seat frame ( 2 c ) via a placing portion ( 42 fk ) on which the rear fender ( 42 ) is placed by being caught by an upper surface ( 2 cu ) of the seat frame ( 2 c ), and
wherein the riding seat ( 7 ) is disposed above the rear fender ( 42 ).

6. The vehicle ( 1 ) of claim 1 ,
wherein the inertia measuring device ( 20 ) is disposed behind the energy storing part ( 5 ) and in front of the braking control device ( 10 ), and the inertia measuring device ( 20 ) is disposed at a height where the inertia measuring device ( 20 ) overlaps with the energy storing part ( 5 ) and the braking control device ( 10 ) in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle.

7. The vehicle ( 1 ) of claim 6 ,
wherein the inertia measuring device ( 20 ) is covered by an inertia measuring device cover ( 26 ) from above, and the inertia measuring device cover ( 26 ) is brought into contact with the energy storing part ( 5 ) and is supported by the seat frame ( 2 c ).

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Usa Masanori
• Kishikawa Keisuke
• Niijima Shun

Classifications

• B60T8/171

  Detecting parameters used in the regulation; Measuring values used in the regulation · CPC title

• B60T8/3685

  characterised by the mounting of the modulator unit onto the vehicle · CPC title

• B62K19/40

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

• B62L1/00

  Brakes {(back-pedalling brakes B62L5/00)}; Arrangements thereof · CPC title

• B62K11/04

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