Body frame structure of motorcycle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10683053-B2
Application number	US-201715856575-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 28, 2017
Priority date	Jan 30, 2017
Publication date	Jun 16, 2020
Grant date	Jun 16, 2020

Abstract

A motorcycle body frame structure improves rigidity and further suppresses changes in vehicle body behavior. The body frame structure includes: a head pipe, right and left main frames connected to the head pipe, a down tube connected to the head pipe, right and left reinforcing frames installed between the down tube and corresponding right and left reinforcing frames. Each of the right and left reinforcing frames include a first and second joint portions joined to the down tube. The first joint portions are joined with corresponding right and left main frames. Each of the second joint portions include a first joint flange portion welded with corresponding right and left side surfaces of the down tube, a second joint flange portion welded with an upper surface of the down tube, and a third joint flange portion connected with the first and second joint flange portions and separated from the down tube.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A body frame structure of a motorcycle comprising:
a head pipe;
a right main frame and a left main frame, each of which is connected with the head pipe and extends rearward;
a down tube connected with the head pipe and extending downward;
a right reinforcing frame installed between the down tube and the right main frame; and
a left reinforcing frame installed between the down tube and the left main frame,
wherein each of the right reinforcing frame and the left reinforcing frame includes a first joint portion and a second joint portion joined to the down tube;
wherein the first joint portion of the right reinforcing frame is joined to the right main frame;
wherein the first joint portion of the left reinforcing frame is joined to the left main frame;
wherein the second joint portion of the right reinforcing frame includes a first joint flange portion welded with a right side surface of the down tube, a second joint flange portion welded with an upper surface of the down tube, and a third joint flange portion that is connected with the first joint flange portion and the second joint flange portion and is separated from the down tube;
wherein the second joint portion of the left reinforcing frame includes a first joint flange portion welded with a left side surface of the down tube, a second joint flange portion welded with the upper surface of the down tube, and a third joint flange portion that is connected with the first joint flange portion and the second joint flange portion and is separated from the down tube; and
wherein the third joint flange portion of the second joint portion of the right reinforcing frame and the third joint flange portion of the second joint portion of the left reinforcing frame are welded with each other to integrate the right reinforcing frame and the left reinforcing frame.

2. The body frame structure of a motorcycle according to claim 1 ,
wherein each of the right reinforcing frame and the left reinforcing frame includes a body portion that is bridged between the first joint portion and the second joint portion and is concavely curved toward inside in a width direction of the body frame structure.

3. The body frame structure of a motorcycle according to claim 2 ,
wherein at least one of the right reinforcing frame and the left reinforcing frame includes a boss portion that is provided on a corresponding inner surface of the right reinforcing frame and the left reinforcing frame and can mount on a component of the motorcycle.

4. The body frame structure of a motorcycle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the third joint flange portions are welded with both of an outer surface and an inner surface.

5. The body frame structure of a motorcycle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the down tube has a hole connected with a space that separates the down tube from the third joint flange portions.

6. The body frame structure of a motorcycle according to claim 2 ,
wherein the third joint flange portions are welded with both of an outer surface and an inner surface.

7. The body frame structure of a motorcycle according to claim 3 ,
wherein the third joint flange portions are welded with both of an outer surface and an inner surface.

8. The body frame structure of a motorcycle according to claim 2 ,
wherein the down tube has a hole connected with a space that separates the down tube from the third joint flange portions.

9. The body frame structure of a motorcycle according to claim 3 ,
wherein the down tube has a hole connected with a space that separates the down tube from the third joint flange portions.

10. The body frame structure of a motorcycle according to claim 4 ,
wherein the down tube has a hole connected with a space that separates the down tube from the third joint flange portions.

Assignees

• Suzuki Motor Corp

Inventors

• Kurabayashi Kuninari

Classifications

• B62K19/20 Primary

  welded, soldered, or brazed · CPC title

• B62K19/28

  Means for strengthening joints · CPC title

• B62K11/04

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

• B62K11/02

  Frames (motorcycles or cycles with auxiliary engines characterised by position of engine B62M) · CPC title

• B62K19/02

  characterised by material or cross-section of frame members · CPC title