Saddle-ride type vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10502164-B2
Application number	US-201615370578-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 6, 2016
Priority date	Dec 8, 2015
Publication date	Dec 10, 2019
Grant date	Dec 10, 2019

Abstract

A saddle-ride type vehicle includes an engine unit as a driving power source, a fuel tank, and a canister. The fuel tank is configured to store fuel used by the engine unit. The canister is configured to trap fuel vapor generated in the fuel tank. The canister is disposed adjacent to the fuel tank.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A saddle-ride type vehicle comprising:
an internal combustion engine as a driving power source;
a fuel tank configured to store fuel for the internal combustion engine;
a canister configured to trap fuel vapor generated in the fuel tank;
a canister holder that holds the canister, wherein
the canister is disposed adjacent to the fuel tank,
the canister is mounted to the fuel tank via the canister holder,
the canister includes a pressure regulating port, the pressure regulating port communicating between an inside and an outside of the canister, and
a labyrinth structure is disposed between an outer peripheral surface of the canister and an inner peripheral surface of the canister holder.

2. A saddle-ride type vehicle comprising:
an internal combustion engine as a driving power source;
a fuel tank configured to store fuel for the internal combustion engine;
a canister configured to trap fuel vapor generated in the fuel tank;
a canister holder that holds the canister, wherein
the canister includes a pressure regulating port, the pressure regulating port communicating between an inside and an outside of the canister, and
a labyrinth structure is disposed between an outer peripheral surface of the canister and an inner peripheral surface of the canister holder.

3. The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 2 , further comprising a radiator used for the internal combustion engine;
a body frame to which the radiator is mounted, wherein:
the radiator is mounted to a front portion of the body frame, and
the canister is disposed at a lateral side of a radiator fan, the radiator fan being disposed at a rear of the radiator.

4. The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 2 , further comprising a radiator used for the internal combustion engine;
a body frame to which the radiator is mounted, wherein:
the radiator is mounted to a front portion of the body frame, and
in front view, the canister is disposed below the radiator.

5. A saddle-ride type vehicle comprising:
an internal combustion engine as a driving power source;
a fuel tank configured to store fuel for the internal combustion engine;
a canister configured to trap fuel vapor generated in the fuel tank;
a transmission;
an intake duct coupled to the transmission, the intake duct being configured to take in air to cool the transmission; and
an exhaust duct coupled to the transmission, the exhaust duct being configured to discharge the air that has cooled the transmission, wherein:
the canister is disposed adjacent to the fuel tank,
one end of a flow passage that communicates between an inside and an outside of the canister is coupled to the canister, and
an other end of the flow passage is disposed near any one of an intake port disposed at the intake duct or an exhaust port disposed at the exhaust duct.

6. A saddle-ride type vehicle comprising:
an internal combustion engine as a driving power source;
a fuel tank configured to store fuel for the internal combustion engine;
a canister configured to trap fuel vapor generated in the fuel tank;
a transmission;
an intake duct coupled to the transmission, the intake duct being configured to take in air to cool the transmission; and
an exhaust duct coupled to the transmission, the exhaust duct being configured to discharge the air that has cooled the transmission, wherein:
one end of a flow passage that communicates between an inside and an outside of the canister is coupled to the canister, and
an other end of the flow passage is disposed near any one of an intake port disposed at the intake duct or an exhaust port disposed at the exhaust duct.

7. The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 6 , further comprising a radiator used for the internal combustion engine;
a body frame to which the radiator is mounted, wherein:
the radiator is mounted to a front portion of the body frame, and
the canister is disposed at a lateral side of a radiator fan, the radiator fan being disposed at a rear of the radiator.

8. The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 6 , further comprising a radiator used for the internal combustion engine;
a body frame to which the radiator is mounted, wherein:
the radiator is mounted to a front portion of the body frame, and
in front view, the canister is disposed below the radiator.

9. The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 6 , further comprising a housing configured to house an article, wherein
the canister is disposed inside the housing.

10. The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 6 , further comprising
an exterior member disposed outside the saddle-ride type vehicle, wherein
the canister is disposed at the exterior member.

Assignees

• Suzuki Motor Corp

Inventors

• Hamamura Masahiro
• Hashimoto Keiji
• Kuwahara Toru
• Kobayashi Yutaro
• Uchiyama Takahiro
• CHIKU Motohiro
• NAKATSUGAWA Hiroo

Classifications

• B60Y2200/124

  Buggies, Quads · CPC title

• F02B61/02

  for driving cycles · CPC title

• B60K15/03504

  adapted to avoid loss of fuel or fuel vapour, e.g. with vapour recovery systems · CPC title

• F02M35/162

  Motorcycles; All-terrain vehicles, e.g. quads, snowmobiles; Small vehicles, e.g. forklifts · CPC title

• F01P3/18

  Arrangements or mounting of liquid-to-air heat-exchangers (such arrangements on cylinders or cylinder heads F01P3/04; relative to vehicles B60K11/04) · CPC title