Body frame structure for saddle type vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9428238-B2
Application number	US-201414474921-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 2, 2014
Priority date	Sep 11, 2013
Publication date	Aug 30, 2016
Grant date	Aug 30, 2016

Abstract

A body frame structure for a saddle type vehicle includes a pair of left and right main frames extending rearward from a head pipe. A down frame extends downward from the head pipe, and a pair of left and right reinforcement members range between the main frame and the down frame. Each of the reinforcement members is formed in a roughly U-shaped form in sectional view, and ranges between the main frame and the down frame in the state where an opening portion of its roughly U-shaped sectional form is oriented inward in the vehicle width direction. Its end portions are welded respectively to the main frame and the down frame.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A body frame structure for a saddle vehicle, said body frame structure comprising:
a pair of left and right main frames extending rearward from a head pipe;
a down frame extending downward from the head pipe; and
a pair of left and right reinforcement members each provided ranging between the main frame and the down frame,
wherein each of the left and right reinforcement members is formed in a roughly U-shaped form in sectional view, ranges between the main frame and the down frame in a state where an opening portion of the roughly U-shaped sectional form of a reinforcement member is oriented inward in a vehicle width direction, and has its end portions welded respectively to the main frame and the down frame,
wherein at least one end portion of the left and right reinforcement members is connected to the main frame through a sheet member, wherein the sheet member covers the main frame from outside in the vehicle width direction.

2. The body frame structure for the saddle vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein at least one of an end portion of the left and right reinforcement members is welded to the down frame in such a manner as to cover the down frame from outside in the vehicle width direction.

3. The body frame structure for the saddle vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the end portion of the reinforcement member that is welded to the main frame is welded, at least partly, to a sheet member welded to the main frame.

4. The body frame structure for the saddle vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an electrical unit is supported rearwardly of the head pipe,
wherein the reinforcement members are in a state of overlapping, at least partly, with the electrical unit in side view.

5. The body frame structure for the saddle vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein an engine is disposed downwardly of the main frames,
a spark plug is provided at a cylinder portion of the engine, and wherein
the reinforcement members are provided upwardly of the spark plug.

6. A body frame structure for a saddle vehicle, said body frame structure comprising:
a pair of left and right main frames extending rearward from a head pipe;
a down frame extending downward from the head pipe; and
a pair of left and right reinforcement members each provided ranging between the main frame and the down frame,
wherein each of the left and right reinforcement members is formed in a roughly U-shaped form in sectional view, ranges between the main frame and the down frame in a state where an opening portion of the roughly U-shaped sectional form of a reinforcement member is oriented inward in a vehicle width direction, and has its end portions welded respectively to the main frame and the down frame, wherein the left and right reinforcement members extend forward from the main frames and are welded to the down frame,
at least the end portion of the reinforcement member that is welded to the down frame is welded to the down frame in such a manner as to cover the down frame from outside in the vehicle width direction, and
an extension line of the extending direction of the reinforcement member extending from the end portion of the reinforcement member that is welded to the down frame is in a state of intersecting a lower end portion of the head pipe.

7. A body frame structure for a saddle vehicle, said body frame structure comprising:
main frame means for supporting vehicle components thereupon, said main frame means extending rearward from a head pipe means, said head pipe means for supporting steering components thereupon;
down frame means extending downward from the head pipe means; and
reinforcement means ranging between the main frame means and the down frame means, wherein the reinforcement means comprises first and second reinforcement means formed in a roughly U-shape in sectional view, ranging between the main frame means and the down frame means in a state where an opening portion of the roughly U-shape of one of the first and second reinforcement means is oriented inward in a vehicle width direction, and has end portions thereof welded respectively to the main frame means and the down frame means,
wherein at least one of an end portion of the reinforcement means is connected to the main frame means through connection means, wherein the connection means include a sheet member to cover the main frame means from outside in the vehicle width direction.

8. The body frame structure for the saddle vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein at least one of an end portion of the reinforcement means is welded to the down frame means in such a manner as to cover the down frame means from outside in the vehicle width direction.

9. The body frame structure for the saddle vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein the end portion of the first or second reinforcement means that is welded to the main frame means is welded, at least partly, to a sheet member welded to the main frame means.

10. The body frame structure for the saddle vehicle according to claim 7 , further comprising:
electrical means for supporting electrical components therein, supported rearwardly of the head pipe means,
wherein the reinforcement means are in a state of overlapping, at least partly, with the electrical means in side view.

11. The body frame structure for the saddle vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein engine means for providing motive power is disposed downwardly of the main frame means, wherein spark plug means for providing spark is provided at a cylinder portion of the engine means, and wherein the reinforcement means is provided upwardly of the spark plug means.

12. A body frame structure for a saddle vehicle, said body frame structure comprising:
main frame means for supporting vehicle components thereupon, said main frame means extending rearward from a head pipe means, said head pipe means for supporting steering components thereupon;
down frame means extending downward from the head pipe means; and
reinforcement means ranging between the main frame means and the down frame means, wherein the reinforcement means comprises first and second reinforcement means formed in a roughly U-shape in sectional view, ranging between the main frame means and the down frame means in a state where an opening portion of the roughly U-shape of one of the first and second reinforcement means is oriented inward in a vehicle width direction, and has end portions thereof welded respectively to the main frame means and the down frame means,
wherein at least one of an end portion of the reinforcement means is welded to the main frame means in such a manner as to cover the main frame means from outside in the vehicle width direction,
wherein the reinforcement means extend forward from the main frame means and are welded to the down frame means,
wherein at least the end portion of the one of the first and second reinforcement means that is welded to the down frame means is welded to the down frame means in such a manner as to cover the down frame means from outside in the vehicle width direction, and
wherein an extension line of the extending direction of the first or second reinforcement means extending from the end portion of the one of the first or second reinforcement means that is welded to the down frame means is in a state of intersecting a lower end portion of the head pipe.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ishida Shinichiro
• Noguchi Kota

Classifications

• B62K11/04 Primary

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

• B62K19/20

  welded, soldered, or brazed · CPC title

• B62K19/04

  the material being wholly or mainly metallic, e.g. of high elasticity · CPC title

• B62K11/02 Primary

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