Straddle type vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9879642-B2
Application number	US-201615138270-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 26, 2016
Priority date	May 29, 2015
Publication date	Jan 30, 2018
Grant date	Jan 30, 2018

Abstract

In a straddle type vehicle including a body frame, a power unit supported to the body frame, and a throttle body connected to the power unit and adjusting the intake air amount, a gyro sensor for detecting behavior of the vehicle is arranged in the throttle body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A straddle type vehicle comprising:
a body frame;
a power unit supported to said body frame; and
a throttle body connected to said power unit and adjusting an intake air amount, wherein a gyro sensor for detecting behavior of the vehicle is arranged in said throttle body, wherein
said gyro sensor is arranged in a bracket supported to said throttle body,
said gyro sensor is supported to said bracket through a collar;
said collar includes a cylindrical tube portion, and an annular flange portion having an outer diameter larger than an outer diameter of said tube portion;
said bracket includes a supporting portion, which is formed into a plate capable of supporting said collar;
said supporting portion has a long hole including
a large-diameter portion opened in the thickness direction of said supporting portion, and having an inner diameter which is the same or larger than the outer diameter of said flange portion, and
a small-diameter portion continuous with said large-diameter portion, and having an inner diameter which is the same as the outer diameter of said tube portion, or larger than the outer diameter of said tube portion and smaller than the outer diameter of said flange portion; and

said collar is supported to said supporting portion, such that said tube portion is inserted into said small-diameter portion, and said flange portion is arranged so as to sandwich said small-diameter portion at least from the upper side.

2. The straddle type vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:
said power unit includes a front cylinder and a rear cylinder, which are arranged at the front and rear with a gap in between;
said throttle body includes a front throttle body connected to said front cylinder, and a rear throttle body connected to said rear cylinder; and
said bracket is arranged so as to bridge said front throttle body and said rear throttle body.

3. The straddle type vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
said gyro sensor is supported to said bracket through an elastic member.

4. The straddle type vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:
said body frame includes paired left and right main frames;
an air cleaner box for cleaning intake air of said throttle body is provided, between said paired left and right main frames in the vehicle width direction; and
said gyro sensor is arranged inside said air cleaner box.

5. The straddle type vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein:
an air cleaner element is provided inside said air cleaner box; and
said gyro sensor is arranged on a clean side positioned on the downstream side of said air cleaner element.

6. The straddle type vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
said gyro sensor is arranged near an intake part, which is provided in an upper part of said throttle body.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kato Kazuyuki
• Hotta Kazuhito

Classifications

• F02M35/048

  Arranging or mounting on or with respect to engines or vehicle bodies · 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

• F02M35/10373 Primary

  Sensors for intake systems (throttle position sensors F02D9/105) · CPC title

• F02D9/109

  having two or more flaps · CPC title