Motorcycle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9845784-B2
Application number	US-201615068895-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 14, 2016
Priority date	Mar 20, 2015
Publication date	Dec 19, 2017
Grant date	Dec 19, 2017

Abstract

A motorcycle including a protection cover for a throttle body that is less likely to contribute to an increase in the vehicle weight to thus improve the attachability thereof. A motorcycle includes a throttle body provided with a throttle valve for controlling a flow rate of intake air into an internal combustion engine and an air cleaner for supplying air to the throttle body. The throttle body is arranged at a rear of the air cleaner with an intake port of the internal combustion engine being arranged at a rear of the throttle body. The air cleaner includes a throttle body protecting section for covering at least a lower surface of the throttle body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A motorcycle comprising:
a throttle body provided with a throttle valve for controlling a flow rate of intake air into an internal combustion engine; and
an air cleaner for supplying air to the throttle body;
wherein the throttle body is arranged at a rear of the air cleaner, an intake port of the internal combustion engine is arranged at a rear of the throttle body, and the air cleaner includes a throttle body protecting section for covering at least a lower surface of the throttle body.

2. The motorcycle according to claim 1 , wherein the throttle body protecting section is in a U-shape in a rear view that has a bottom wall for covering the lower surface of the throttle body and side walls that respectively extend upwardly from left and right of the bottom wall and cover left and right sides of the throttle body, and an upper side and a rear side thereof are opened.

3. The motorcycle according to claim 2 , wherein:
the throttle body includes a throttle drum for actuating the throttle valve in a side section;
the throttle drum is arranged to be projected to a side of the air cleaner in the rear view; and
the throttle body protecting section has a front wall for protecting a front section of the throttle drum.

4. The motorcycle according to claim 2 , wherein a connection section to an intake passage of the throttle body is provided in a rear surface of the air cleaner.

5. The motorcycle according to claim 2 , wherein the throttle body protecting section has, on an outer circumferential surface of the throttle body protecting section, a wire positioning section for positioning a high-voltage wire that leads to an ignition coil.

6. The motorcycle according to claim 1 , wherein:
the throttle body includes a throttle drum for actuating the throttle valve in a side section;
the throttle drum is arranged to be projected to a side of the air cleaner in the rear view; and
the throttle body protecting section has a front wall for protecting a front section of the throttle drum.

7. The motorcycle according to claim 6 , wherein a connection section to an intake passage of the throttle body is provided in a rear surface of the air cleaner.

8. The motorcycle according to claim 1 , wherein a connection section to an intake passage of the throttle body is provided in a rear surface of the air cleaner.

9. The motorcycle according to claim 1 , wherein the throttle body protecting section has, on an outer circumferential surface of the throttle body protecting section, a wire positioning section for positioning a high-voltage wire that leads to an ignition coil.

10. The motorcycle according to claim 9 , wherein the wire positioning section is provided at a position that is in front of the ignition coil and is separated from the ignition coil.

11. The motorcycle according to claim 10 , wherein the wire positioning section has a rib that is provided from an upper end to a lower end of the outer circumferential surface of the throttle body protecting section.

12. The motorcycle according to claim 9 , wherein the wire positioning section has a rib that is provided over an upper end and a lower end of the outer circumferential surface of the throttle body protecting section.

13. A cover for a throttle body adapted to be used with a motorcycle comprising:
a throttle body;
a throttle valve operatively connected to the throttle body, said throttle valve controlling a flow rate of intake air;
an air cleaner for supplying air to the throttle body, said throttle body being arranged at a rear of the air cleaner;
an intake port of an internal combustion engine, said intake port being arranged at a rear of the throttle body, and
a throttle body protecting section being included in the air cleaner, said throttle body protecting section covering at least a lower surface of the throttle body.

14. The cover for a throttle body adapted to be used with a motorcycle according to claim 13 , wherein the throttle body protecting section is in a U-shape in a rear view that has a bottom wall for covering the lower surface of the throttle body and side walls that respectively extend upwardly from left and right of the bottom wall and cover left and right sides of the throttle body, and an upper side and a rear side thereof are opened.

15. The cover for a throttle body adapted to be used with a motorcycle according to claim 13 , wherein:
the throttle body includes a throttle drum for actuating the throttle valve in a side section;
the throttle drum is arranged to be projected to a side of the air cleaner in the rear view; and
the throttle body protecting section has a front wall for protecting a front section of the throttle drum.

16. The cover for a throttle body adapted to be used with a motorcycle according to claim 13 , wherein a connection section to an intake passage of the throttle body is provided in a rear surface of the air cleaner.

17. The cover for a throttle body adapted to be used with a motorcycle according to claim 13 , wherein the throttle body protecting section has, on an outer circumferential surface of the throttle body protecting section, a wire positioning section for positioning a high-voltage wire that leads to an ignition coil.

18. The cover for a throttle body adapted to be used with a motorcycle according to claim 17 , wherein the wire positioning section is provided at a position that is in front of the ignition coil and is separated from the ignition coil.

19. The cover for a throttle body adapted to be used with a motorcycle according to claim 18 , wherein the wire positioning section has a rib that is provided from an upper end to a lower end of the outer circumferential surface of the throttle body protecting section.

20. The cover for a throttle body adapted to be used with a motorcycle according to claim 17 , wherein the wire positioning section has a rib that is provided over an upper end and a lower end of the outer circumferential surface of the throttle body protecting section.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Oto Hiroaki

Classifications

• F02P5/02 Primary

  non-automatically; dependent on position of personal controls of engine, e.g. throttle position · CPC title

• F02M35/162

  Motorcycles; All-terrain vehicles, e.g. quads, snowmobiles; Small vehicles, e.g. forklifts · CPC title

• B62M7/02

  with engine between front and rear wheels · CPC title

• B62J23/00

  Other protectors specially adapted for cycles · CPC title

• B62J37/00

  Arrangements of fuel supply lines, taps, or the like, on motor cycles or engine-assisted cycles · CPC title