Saddled vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10865707-B2
Application number	US-201816220241-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 14, 2018
Priority date	Dec 28, 2017
Publication date	Dec 15, 2020
Grant date	Dec 15, 2020

Abstract

A saddled vehicle includes: a fuel injection valve mounted in a cylinder head from one side surface of the cylinder head and injecting fuel toward a combustion chamber; and a fuel pump that supplies fuel to the fuel injection valve in response to a generated pump pressure. The fuel pump is disposed in a space between main frames and a down frame and in the one side surface of the cylinder head. Accordingly, there is provided a layout of the fuel pump capable of sufficiently protecting the fuel pump without a need to restrict a position of an internal combustion engine.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A saddled vehicle comprising:
main frames extending rearwardly from a head pipe;
a down frame extending downwardly from the head pipe into a space below the main frames;
a crankcase disposed between the main frames and the down frame;
a cylinder block including a piston, the cylinder block coupled with the crankcase;
a cylinder head coupled with the cylinder block and defining a combustion chamber between the cylinder head and the piston;
a fuel injection valve for injecting fuel toward the combustion chamber, the fuel injection valve supported on and mounted within the cylinder head from a lateral side surface of the cylinder head;
a primary fuel pump disposed inside a fuel tank; and
a secondary fuel pump that supplies fuel to the fuel injection valve in response to a pump pressure generated by the primary fuel pump,
wherein the secondary fuel pump is disposed at least partially within the lateral side surface of the cylinder head and above the fuel injection valve, and
wherein, as seen in a side view of a projection plane orthogonal to a rotational axis of a crankshaft that is rotatably supported within the crankcase, the secondary fuel pump is arranged at a position such that at least an uppermost rear portion of the fuel injection valve is overlapped with the secondary fuel pump in an up-and-down direction.

2. The saddled vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein, as seen in the side view, the fuel injection valve has a central axis passing through the head pipe.

3. The saddled vehicle accordingly to claim 2 , wherein
the central axis of the fuel injection valve is disposed, as seen in the side view, toward a cylinder axis defined by the cylinder block,
the secondary fuel pump is disposed, as seen in the side view, at a position offset from the cylinder axis and on the lateral side surface of the cylinder head, and
a fuel pipe that connects the fuel injection valve with the secondary fuel pump is disposed, as seen in the side view, between the main frames and the down frame.

4. The saddled vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the secondary fuel pump is connected with the fuel tank, the fuel tank supported on the main frames via a primary fuel pipe, and wherein the secondary fuel pump is disposed offset and rearward from a cylinder axis defined by the cylinder block.

5. The saddled vehicle according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a plurality of radiators disposed on the down frame further forward with respect to a vehicle body than the fuel injection valve.

6. The saddled vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the secondary fuel pump is configured as a reciprocating fuel pump disposed on an extension from a camshaft supported by the cylinder head, to thereby receive a driving force from the camshaft.

7. The saddled vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein the cylinder head includes an auxiliary chamber that communicates with the combustion chamber at an apex of the combustion chamber, such that an injection port of the fuel injection valve faces the auxiliary chamber.

8. The saddled vehicle according to claim 7 , further comprising:
a first ignition plug that has a central axis that coincides with a cylinder axis defined by the cylinder block, such that the first ignition plug faces a space within the auxiliary chamber; and
a second ignition plug that has a central axis that crosses the cylinder axis at a predetermined inclination angle, such that the second ignition plug faces a space within the combustion chamber.

9. The saddled vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein
the camshaft extends from the lateral side surface of the cylinder head to an opposing lateral side surface of the cylinder head, and
a valve actuating system that transmits power from the crankshaft rotatably supported within the crankcase to the camshaft is disposed on the opposing lateral side surface of the cylinder head.

10. The saddled vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein
the camshaft extends from the lateral side surface of the cylinder head to an opposing lateral side surface of the cylinder head, and
a valve actuating system that transmits power from the crankshaft rotatably supported within the crankcase to the camshaft is disposed on the opposing lateral side surface of the cylinder head.

11. The saddled vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein
the camshaft extends from the lateral side surface of the cylinder head to an opposing lateral side surface of the cylinder head, and
a valve actuating system that transmits power from the crankshaft rotatably supported within the crankcase to the camshaft is disposed on the opposing lateral side surface of the cylinder head.

12. The saddled vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the secondary fuel pump is configured as a reciprocating fuel pump disposed on an extension from a camshaft supported by the cylinder head, to thereby receive a driving force from the camshaft.

13. The saddled vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein the secondary fuel pump is configured as a reciprocating fuel pump disposed on an extension from a camshaft supported by the cylinder head, to thereby receive a driving force from the camshaft.

14. The saddled vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the secondary fuel pump is configured as a reciprocating fuel pump disposed on an extension from a camshaft supported by the cylinder head, to thereby receive a driving force from the camshaft.

15. The saddled vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein the secondary fuel pump is configured as a reciprocating fuel pump disposed on an extension from a camshaft supported by the cylinder head, to thereby receive a driving force from the camshaft.

16. The saddled vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein the cylinder head includes an auxiliary chamber that communicates with the combustion chamber at an apex of the combustion chamber, such that an injection port of the fuel injection valve faces the auxiliary chamber.

17. The saddled vehicle according to claim 13 , wherein the cylinder head includes an auxiliary chamber that communicates with the combustion chamber at an apex of the combustion chamber, such that an injection port of the fuel injection valve faces the auxiliary chamber.

18. The saddled vehicle according to claim 14 , wherein the cylinder head includes an auxiliary chamber that communicates with the combustion chamber at an apex of the combustion chamber, such that an injection port of the fuel injection valve faces the auxiliary chamber.

19. The saddled vehicle according to claim 15 , wherein the cylinder head includes an auxiliary chamber that communicates with the combustion chamber at an apex of the combustion chamber, such that an injection port of the fuel injection valve faces the auxiliary chamber.

20. The saddled vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein, as seen in a plan view, the secondary fuel pump is overlapped with one of the main frames, the one main frame being inclined, and such that the secondary fuel pump is arranged below the one main frame.

21. The saddled vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the secondary fuel pump has a delivery pipe which is directed in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and in a same direction as that of a connection portion between the fuel injection valve and a fuel pipe.

22. The saddled vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the secondary fuel pump has a pressure chamber that is positioned to face forwardly of the vehicle.

23. The saddled vehicle according to claim 1 , wherei

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Taki Masafumi
• Endo Hiromitsu

Classifications

• F02M2700/4309

  specially adapted for motorcycles · 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

• F02M39/02

  Arrangements of fuel-injection apparatus to facilitate the driving of pumps; Arrangements of fuel-injection pumps; Pump drives · CPC title

• F02M39/00

  Arrangements of fuel-injection apparatus with respect to engines; Pump drives adapted to such arrangements (fuel-injection apparatus in which injection pumps are driven, or injectors are actuated, by the pressure in engine working cylinders, or by impact of engine working piston F02M49/00; arrangements of injectors F02M61/14) · CPC title

• B62J37/00 Primary

  Arrangements of fuel supply lines, taps, or the like, on motor cycles or engine-assisted cycles · CPC title