Body frame of saddle riding vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11260931-B2
Application number	US-202016860762-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 28, 2020
Priority date	Jun 14, 2019
Publication date	Mar 1, 2022
Grant date	Mar 1, 2022

Abstract

In a body frame, a pair of left and right main frames extend downward to the rear from the upper portion of a head pipe and a down frame extends downward to the rear from the lower portion of the head pipe, a gusset is provided in the body frame, the gusset being joined to the head pipe, and the gusset includes a center wall portion and lower extension portions, the center wall portion being disposed between inner side wall portions of the left and right main frames, the lower extension portions extending downward from the center wall portion and being joined to outer side surfaces of the down frame.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A body frame of a saddle riding vehicle in which a pair of left and right main frames extend downward to the rear from an upper portion of a head pipe and a down frame extends downward to the rear from a lower portion of the head pipe, wherein
a reinforcement member joined to the head pipe is arranged,
the reinforcement member includes a vertical wall portion and lower extension portions, the vertical wall portion being disposed between inner side wall portions of the left and right main frames, the lower extension portions extending downward from the vertical wall portion and being joined to side surfaces of the down frame,
the down frame is formed into a trapezoidal shape in cross section including a front wall portion, a rear wall portion, and a pair of left and right side wall portions, the rear wall portion facing the rear of the front wall portion, the side wall portions connecting both ends of each of the front wall portion and the rear wall portion to each other,
the rear wall portion corresponding to an upper side of the trapezoidal shape is narrower in width in a vehicle width direction compared to the front wall portion corresponding to a lower side of the trapezoidal shape,
the lower extension portions of the reinforcement member are joined to the side surfaces of the left and right side wall portions,
the head pipe includes an upper extension portion and a lower extension portion, the upper extension portion extending along the inner side wall portions from upper wall portions of the main frames, the lower extension portion extending along the side wall portions of the down frame,
the upper extension portion is joined to the vertical wall portion of the reinforcement member, and
the lower extension portion is joined to the side wall portions of the down frame.

2. The body frame of the saddle riding vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the reinforcement member is a forged product.

3. The body frame of the saddle riding vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the lower extension portions of the reinforcement member are arranged so as to gradually become narrower in width as going downward along the left and right side wall portions of the down frame, and
a rear edge of the lower extension portion inclines with respect to a longitudinal direction of the down frame.

4. The body frame of the saddle riding vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
a positioning portion is arranged in a mating portion of the main frame and the reinforcement member, the positioning portion positioning the main frame and the reinforcement member.

5. The body frame of the saddle riding vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the reinforcement member includes a pair of left and right upper extension portions that extend rearward along the inner side wall portions of each of the main frames from left and right ends of the vertical wall portion and are joined to the inner side wall portions.

6. The body frame of the saddle riding vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
pivot frames extending downward respectively are connected to rear end portions of the left and right main frames,
a pair of left and right lower frames are connected to a lower end portion of the down frame through a front joint,
rear end portions of the left and right lower frames are respectively connected to the pivot frames, and
connection portions of the front joint to the down frame are widened toward the front and are connected to the rear wall portion and the left and right side wall portions of the down frame.

7. The body frame of the saddle riding vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein
respective upper end portions of the left and right pivot frames are connected to each other by a cushion upper bracket, one end portion of a cushion unit being connected to the cushion upper bracket, the cushion unit relaxing impact propagated from a rear wheel, and
rear ends of the main frames are positioned behind connection portions of the cushion upper bracket to the pivot frames in a side view, the rear ends of the main frames being connected to the respective upper end portions of the left and right pivot frames.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Matsuo Tomoya
• Hosoya Kyohei
• Kawase Hideaki
• Morooka Shinya

Classifications

• B62K11/04 Primary

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

• B62K19/28

  Means for strengthening joints · CPC title

• B62K19/20

  welded, soldered, or brazed · CPC title

• B62K19/32 Primary

  Steering heads (bearings therefor B62K21/06) · CPC title

• B62K21/00

  Steering devices · CPC title