All terrain vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10800253-B2
Application number	US-201916369857-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 29, 2019
Priority date	Apr 2, 2018
Publication date	Oct 13, 2020
Grant date	Oct 13, 2020

Abstract

An all terrain vehicle includes: an internal combustion engine; a fuel tank; a body frame on which to mount the engine and tank; at least three wheels suspended at the frame and including at least paired left and right wheels; and a canister adsorbing evaporated fuel in the tank. Part of a body cover includes: a vertical wall extending up-down while covering a specified wheel from one of front and rear sides; an upper wall covering the specified wheel from above, extending forward and rearward, and spaced toward an other of the front and rear sides from the vertical wall; and a connection wall inclined while interconnecting an end portion on the vertical wall side of the upper wall and an upper end of the vertical wall. An accommodation space triangular in side view is formed between the connection wall and specified wheel. The canister is disposed in the space.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An all terrain vehicle comprising
an internal combustion engine disposed rearwardly of a steering mechanism,
a fuel tank that reserves fuel which is to be supplied to the internal combustion engine, the fuel tank being disposed above the internal combustion engine,
a body frame on which to mount the internal combustion engine and the fuel tank,
at least three wheels that are suspended at a front portion and a rear portion of the body frame and include at least a pair of left and right wheels, and
a canister for adsorption of evaporated fuel generated in the fuel tank,
wherein
part of a body cover covering at least the body frame, the internal combustion engine and the wheels includes
a vertical wall that extends in an up-down direction while covering a specified wheel of the at least three wheels from either one of front and rear sides,
an upper wall that extends in a front-rear direction while covering the specified wheel from above and is disposed to be spaced toward an other of the front and rear sides from the vertical wall, and
a connection wall that is inclined while interconnecting an end portion on the vertical wall side of the upper wall and an upper end of the vertical wall, and

an accommodation space having a triangular shape as seen in side view is formed between the connection wall and the specified wheel, and the canister is disposed in the accommodation space.

2. The all terrain vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a metallic label is fixed to an upper surface of the connection wall.

3. The all terrain vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein
the accommodation space as seen in side view is formed by the connection wall an opposite vertical wall section that extends in the up-down direction while being opposed to the connection wall from the other of the front and rear sides, and a bottom wall section that extends in the front-rear direction while being opposed to the connection wall from below, and
the canister is attached to the opposite vertical wall section or the bottom wall section in such a posture that a longitudinal direction of the canister is along a vehicle width direction.

4. The all terrain vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein
a box-shaped case having a pair of left and right side wall sections in addition to the opposite vertical wall section and the bottom wall section is attached to the body cover while forming the accommodation space between the case and the connection wall, and
at least part of a selected wall section of the opposite vertical wall section, the bottom wall section and the side wall sections can be attached to and detached from the case.

5. The all terrain vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the case is detachably attached to the body cover.

6. The all terrain vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein an other of the pair of left and right fenders is provided with a glove box.

7. The all terrain vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein
a box-shaped case having a pair of left and right side wall sections in addition to an opposite vertical wall section and a bottom wall section is attached to the body cover while forming the accommodation space between the case and the connection wall, and
at least part of a selected wall section of the opposite vertical wall section, the bottom wall section and the side wall sections can be attached to and detached from the case.

8. The all terrain vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein the case is detachably attached to the body cover.

9. The all terrain vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein
the fuel tank has an oil feeder port disposed at a position deviated toward one of left and right sides from a center in a vehicle width direction of the fuel tank,
the canister is disposed on a side where one of a pair of left and right fenders as said fender is provided, and
an end portion, on a side opposite to the canister, of a conduit is disposed in a vicinity of the oil feeder port, the conduit introducing outside air into the canister.

10. The all terrain vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein
the specified wheel is the front wheel that is steered, and
a fender covering the front wheel includes the vertical wall, the upper wall and the connection wall.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kurata Ko

Classifications

• B60K15/03504 Primary

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

• B62K5/00 Primary

  Cycles with handlebars, equipped with three or more main road wheels (cycle supports or stands equipped with additional wheels for ride stabilisation B62H1/12) · CPC title

• B62J15/00

  Mud-guards for wheels · CPC title

• B62J35/00

  Fuel tanks specially adapted for motorcycles or engine-assisted cycles; Arrangements thereof (fuel tanks forming part of cycle frames B62K11/00; tanks in general B60K {; closure caps for fuel tanks B60K15/0406}) · CPC title

• B60Y2200/124

  Buggies, Quads · CPC title