Saddle-type vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9630673-B2
Application number	US-201214397759-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 2, 2012
Priority date	May 28, 2012
Publication date	Apr 25, 2017
Grant date	Apr 25, 2017

Abstract

There is provided a saddle-type vehicle that can secure a sufficient space below a fuel tank and efficiently arrange a fuel filter in a vehicle space while a fuel tank and the fuel filter are made closer to each other. The saddle-type vehicle has a seat frame 17 for supporting a seat 12 , and a suspension bracket 16 extending upwards from the rear end of a main frame 14 . The front portion of the seat frame 17 is secured to the upper portion of the suspension bracket 16 , the front end portion of the seat frame 17 extends to the rear end portion of the fuel tank 24 , and a space 241 is formed in front of the seat frame 17 and below the fuel tank 24 by the main frame 14 , the suspension bracket 16 and the fuel tank 24.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A saddle-type vehicle comprising:
a head pipe and one main frame disposed along a vehicle body center line extending from the head pipe in a front-and-rear direction of a vehicle body at the center in a vehicle width direction;
a fuel tank that contains a fuel pump is secured to an upper portion of the main frame;
a fuel filter located below the fuel tank; and
an engine located below the main frame, wherein
the saddle-type vehicle has a seat frame for supporting a seat and a bracket extending upwards from the rear end of the main frame,
a front portion of the seat frame is secured to the main frame-through the bracket,
the fuel filter is disposed in a space formed in an up-and-down direction between the main frame and the fuel tank, and
wherein a part of the fuel filter is disposed at a lower position than the front end of the seat frame.

2. The saddle-type vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein an extension portion extending to a front side of the bracket is provided to a front end portion of the seat frame, and a rear end of the fuel tank is supported by the extension portion.

3. The saddle-type vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the bracket supports an upper end of a rear cushion unit for suppressing transmission of vibration from a rear wheel to the main frame side.

4. The saddle-type vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a fuel tank supporting bracket that extends upwards and supports the fuel tank is provided to a front end of the main frame.

5. The saddle-type vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a cylinder axis of the engine extends horizontally in the front-and-rear direction.

6. The saddle-type vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein an air cleaner box is disposed at a front and upper side of the engine.

7. The saddle-type vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a front end of the seat mounted on the seat frame is supported on an upper surface of the fuel tank.

Assignees

• Kono Sho
• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kono Sho

Classifications

• B62K11/06

  the frame being of single-beam type · CPC title

• B62J35/00 Primary

  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

• F02M37/103

  Mounting pumps on fuel tanks · CPC title

• F02M37/007

  characterised by its use in vehicles, in stationary plants or in small engines, e.g. hand held tools · CPC title

• F02M37/22

  Arrangements for purifying liquid fuel specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines, e.g. arrangements in the feeding system · CPC title