Saddle-ride type vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9714063-B2
Application number	US-201514941061-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 13, 2015
Priority date	Sep 30, 2014
Publication date	Jul 25, 2017
Grant date	Jul 25, 2017

Abstract

A saddle-ride type vehicle includes a front cowl capable of improving appearance quality while suppressing enlargement of the front cowl. Recessed parts recessed rearwardly of a vehicle are formed in front cowls in positions outwardly of front members in a vehicle width direction. The introduction port is formed in the recessed part. The recessed parts are recessed rearwardly of the vehicle beyond tangents brought into contact with the front members and the front cowls. Since guide walls are arranged within a range viewed from introduction ports in a front view, such a possibility that wiring or the like in a front cowl is viewed through the introduction ports in the front view is precluded Immediately behind the introduction ports, air is guided in a desired direction by the guide walls. For this reason, a limited amount of air can be effectively utilized.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A saddle-ride vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body frame including a head pipe;
a front wheel suspension arranged below the head pipe;
a handlebar arranged above the head pipe for steering the front wheel suspension; and
a front cowl supported on the vehicle body frame for covering an upper part of the front wheel suspension and the handlebar from a front side of the vehicle,
wherein the front cowl is provided with:
an introduction port arranged below the handlebar, that is opened to the outside in a vehicle width direction of the front wheel suspension and that introduces a flow of air; and
a guide wall arranged behind the introduction port, and inclined upwardly to a rear side of the vehicle and inwardly in the width direction of the vehicle as viewed from a front view of the vehicle for guiding the flow of air.

2. The saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the front cowl is configured whereby a middle member is joined in front of a front member,
a headlight is arranged forward of the front wheel suspension,
the headlight is surrounded by a headlight cowl part of the front member,
the middle member is formed with a recessed part recessed rearwardly of the vehicle in a position outwardly of the headlight cowl part in the vehicle width direction,
the recessed part is recessed rearwardly with respect to a tangent brought into contact with the headlight cowl part and an outer side of the recessed part formed in the middle member, and
the introduction port is formed in the recessed part.

3. The saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the front member is formed with an air introduction passage part linked to a rear side of the introduction port.

4. The saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein a front member is formed with an air introduction passage part linked to a rear side of the introduction port, the air introduction passage part being connected to the guide wall, and
an inner cowl is annexed to the front cowl from a side of the center of a vehicle body in order to form an intake passage space with respect to an engine, the inner cowl being formed integrally with the guide wall.

5. The saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 4 ,
wherein a steering space for allowing steering of the front wheel suspension is formed in the inner cowl while surrounding the head pipe by an inner surface of the inner cowl,
the flow of air from the introduction port is introduced into the steering space along the guide wall, and
the introduced air is introduced to a rear side of a windshield mounted above the front cowl and to a front side of the handlebar.

6. The saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a windshield is mounted on the front cowl, and an opening is formed in the windshield with a guide member rising obliquely upwardly towards a rear side of the vehicle, wherein a meter case is arranged behind the opening with an upper end of the guide member being positioned on a front edge of the meter case.

7. The saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a windshield is mounted on the front cowl with a notch formed in the windshield with an inclined edge inclined in a heightened outward direction of the vehicle for directing a flow of air to a rear surface of the windshield.

8. The saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein a first flow of air is directed to the rear surface of the windshield, a second flow of air is directed between the notch and an inner wall guide surface to be directed rearwardly without entering a space to the rear surface of the windshield.

9. The saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein a third flow of air is directed to a center portion of the rear surface of the windshield, wherein a vacuum generated in a vicinity of an upper edge of the windshield, is corrected.

10. The saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the flow of air flows along a tangent to the front cowl to provide a smooth flow of air into the introduction port.

11. A saddle-ride vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body frame including a head pipe;
a front cowl supported on the vehicle body frame for covering a front side of the vehicle,
an air introduction port arranged in the front cowl, said introduction port being opened to the outside in a vehicle width direction for introducing a flow of air;
a guide wall arranged behind the introduction port, said guide wall being inclined upwardly to a rear side of the vehicle and inwardly in the width direction of the vehicle for guiding the flow of air, and
a windshield mounted on the front cowl, said windshield provided with an opening;
a guide member is positioned rearwardly of the opening and rises obliquely upward toward the rear side of the vehicle and
a meter case is arranged behind the opening with an upper end of the guide member being positioned on a front edge of the meter case.

12. The saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 11 ,
wherein the front cowl is configured whereby a middle member is joined in front of a front member,
a headlight is arranged in the front cowl,
the headlight is surrounded by a headlight cowl part of the front member,
the middle member is formed with a recessed part recessed rearwardly of the vehicle in a position outwardly of the headlight cowl part in a vehicle width direction,
the recessed part is recessed rearwardly with respect to a tangent brought into contact with the headlight cowl part and an outer side of the recessed part formed in the middle member, and
the introduction port is formed in the recessed part.

13. The saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein the front member is formed with an air introduction passage part linked to a rear side of the introduction port.

14. The saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 11 , wherein a notch is formed in the windshield with an inclined edge inclined in a heightened outward direction of the vehicle for directing a flow of air to a rear surface of the windshield.

15. The saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 14 , wherein a first flow of air is directed to the rear surface of the windshield, a second flow of air is directed between the notch and an inner wall guide surface to be directed rearwardly without entering the space to the rear surface of the windshield.

16. The saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 15 , wherein a third flow of air is directed to a center portion of the rear surface of the windshield wherein a vacuum generated in a vicinity of an upper edge of the windshield is corrected.

17. The saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 11 , wherein the flow of air flows along a tangent to the front cowl to provide a smooth flow of air into the introduction port.

18. A saddle-ride vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body frame including a head pipe;
a front cowl supported on the vehicle body frame for covering a front side of the vehicle,
an air introduction port arranged in the front cowl, said introduction port being opened to the outside in a vehicle width direction for introducing a flow of air;
a guide wall arranged behind the introduction port, said guide wall being inclined upwardly to a rear side of the vehicle and inwardly in the width direction of the vehicle for guiding the flow of air;
a front member formed with an air introduction passage part linked to a rear side of the introduction port in a rear direction of the vehicle, the air introduction passage part being connected to the guide wall, and
an inner cowl is annexed to the front cowl from a side of the center of a vehicle body in orde

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Seo Satoshi
• Tanabe Gen
• Komatsu Akihiro
• Okubo Takefumi
• Akieda Masao

Classifications

• B62J17/04 Primary

  Windscreens · CPC title

• B62J17/02 Primary

  shielding only the rider's front · CPC title

• B62J17/10

  Ventilation or air guiding devices forming part of fairings · CPC title