Vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016137247-A1
Application number	US-201414901356-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 30, 2014
Priority date	Jul 1, 2013
Publication date	May 19, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A left front fender includes a left upper wall portion, a left side wall portion, and a left guide portion. The left upper wall portion defines a left upper inner surface facing a portion of an upper surface of a left front wheel. The left side wall portion extends downward from the left upper inner surface to define a left side inner surface facing a left side surface of the left front wheel. The left guide portion defines a left guide surface extending rightward from the left side inner surface toward the left side surface of the left front wheel.

First claim

1 - 8 . (canceled)

9 . A vehicle comprising:
a body frame that leans to the left of the vehicle when the vehicle turns leftward and that leans to the right of the vehicle when the vehicle turns rightward; a seat supported by the body frame; a left front wheel and a right front wheel disposed ahead of the seat in a front-rear direction of the body frame and arranged side by side in a left-right direction of the body frame; a steering device that turns the left front wheel and the right front wheel; a left front fender that is turnable with the left front wheel and covers at least a portion of an upper surface of the left front wheel; and a right front fender that is turnable with the right front wheel and covers at least a portion of an upper surface of the right front wheel; wherein the left front fender and the right front fender are arranged side by side in the left-right direction of the body frame; the left front fender includes:
a left upper wall portion defining a left upper inner surface facing at least a portion of the upper surface of the left front wheel;
a left side wall portion extending from the left upper inner surface downward in an up-down direction of the body frame and defining a left side inner surface facing a portion of a left side surface of the left front wheel; and
a left guide portion defining a left guide surface extending from the left side inner surface rightward in the left-right direction toward the left side surface of the left front wheel; and
the right front fender includes:
a right upper wall portion defining a right upper inner surface facing at least a portion of the upper surface of the right front wheel;
a right side wall portion extending from the right upper inner surface downward in the up-down direction of the body frame and defining a right side inner surface facing a portion of a right side surface of the right front wheel; and
a right guide portion defining a right guide surface extending from the right side inner surface leftward in the right-right direction toward the right side surface of the right front wheel.

10 . The vehicle as set forth in claim 9 , wherein
at least a portion of the left guide portion is provided in a lower portion of the left side wall portion; and at least a portion of the right guide portion is provided in a lower portion of the right side wall portion.

11 . The vehicle as set forth in claim 9 , wherein each of the left guide portion and the right guide portion includes a portion extending in the front-rear direction.

12 . The vehicle as set forth in claim 11 , wherein
the left guide portion extends at least one of forward and rearward in the front-rear direction relative to a wheel axle of the left front wheel; and the right guide portion extends at least one of forward and rearward in the front-rear direction relative to a wheel axle of the right front wheel.

13 . The vehicle as set forth in claim 11 , wherein
each of the left guide portion and the right guide portion is a continuous wall.

14 . The vehicle as set forth in claim 9 , wherein
at least a portion of a rear portion of the left upper wall portion and at least a portion of a rear portion of the left side wall portion are disposed below the left guide portion in the up-down direction of the body frame; and at least a portion of a rear portion of the right upper wall portion and at least a portion of a rear portion of the right side wall portion are disposed below the right guide portion in the up-down direction of the body frame.

15 . The vehicle as set forth in claim 9 , wherein each of the left front fender and the right front fender has an asymmetrical shape as seen from a front in the front-rear direction of the body frame under a condition that the body frame is in an upright state and that the left front wheel and the right front wheel are not turned by the steering device.

16 . The vehicle as set forth in claim 9 , further comprising:
a link mechanism disposed above the left front wheel and the right front wheel in the up-down direction, and that leans the body frame to the left or right of the vehicle by changing positions of the left front wheel and the right front wheel relative to the body frame; wherein the link mechanism includes:
an upper cross member;
a lower cross member disposed below the upper cross member in the up-down direction of the body frame;
a left side member disposed above the left front wheel in the up-down direction of the body frame; and
a right side member disposed above the right front wheel in the up-down direction of the body frame; and
the upper cross member, the lower cross member, the left side member, and the right side member are connected such that the upper cross member and the lower cross member are held in postures which are parallel or substantially parallel to each other, and such that the left side member and the right side member are held in postures which are parallel or substantially parallel to each other.

Assignees

• Yamaha Motor Co Ltd
• Yahama Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha

Inventors

• Sasaki Kaoru
• Ohta Mitsuaki
• Takano Kazuhisa

Classifications

• B62K5/027

  Motorcycles with three wheels (specially adapted for disabled riders B62K5/023) · CPC title

• B62K5/10

  with means for inwardly inclining the vehicle body on bends · CPC title

• B62K5/05

  characterised by a single rear wheel · CPC title

• B62J15/00 Primary

  Mud-guards for wheels · CPC title

• B62K5/08

  with steering devices acting on two or more wheels · CPC title