Two-wheeled motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9902313-B2
Application number	US-201315024657-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 27, 2013
Priority date	Sep 27, 2013
Publication date	Feb 27, 2018
Grant date	Feb 27, 2018

Abstract

A two-wheeled motor vehicle is configured in such a manner that left and right side body covers ( 35 L, 35 R) are mounted to left and right seat rails ( 14 L, 14 R), respectively, so as to cover the sides of the vehicle body ( 20 ) and so as to sandwich a tail light unit ( 62 ). A rear center lower cover ( 50 ) has a cover center mounting section ( 51 ), a cover left mounting section ( 52 L), and a cover right mounting section ( 52 R). The cover center mounting section ( 51 ) is mounted to a second cross plate ( 27 ) together with a light center mounting section ( 65 ) and a center mounting section ( 46 ). The cover left mounting section ( 52 L) and the cover right mounting section ( 52 R) are individually mounted to a rear fender ( 40 ) so as to cover a part of the rear fender ( 40 ) from below.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A motorcycle comprising:
seat rails disposed above a rear wheel and supporting a seat;
a taillight unit disposed on the seat rails for emitting light rearward;
left and right side body covers disposed on the seat rails and covering lateral sides of a body of the motorcycle, the left and right side body covers covering the taillight unit with the taillight unit held between the left and right side body covers;
a rear fender disposed on rear parts of the seat rails for preventing splash of muddy water as the muddy water is forced upwardly by the rear wheel; and
a rear center lower cover covering a lower side of the taillight unit,
wherein the rear fender has at least one portion provided inside the respective seat rails in a widthwise direction of the motorcycle, the rear center lower cover is interposed between both the rear fender and both the left and right side body covers in a vertical direction of the motorcycle,
wherein the rear fender comprises a horizontal portion and a rear hung portion, the rear hung portion has a width extending in the widthwise direction, and the rear center lower cover has a width extending in the widthwise direction, the width of the rear hung portion is smaller than the width of the rear center lower cover,
wherein the rear center lower cover includes left and right bends provided at a bottom of the rear center lower cover, the left and right bends protruding inwardly in the widthwise direction, and wherein the left and right bends protrude inwardly in the widthwise direction beyond opposite ends of the rear hung portion,
wherein the horizontal portion includes a projection protruding outwardly toward the rear center lower cover in the widthwise direction, and
wherein the projection, each of the bends, and the rear hung portion define a labyrinth structure.

2. The motorcycle of claim 1 , further comprising:
a plate member disposed on a rear surface of the rear fender and identifying the motorcycle;
a fastener attaching the plate member to the rear surface of the rear fender; and
a lamp disposed on an upper part of the rear fender for illuminating the plate member,
wherein the rear center lower cover covers the lamp from above.

3. The motorcycle of claim 1 , wherein the rear center lower cover covers at least one part of the rear fender from below.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Taguma Takahiro
• Yoshimura Kazunori
• Gato Takumi

Classifications

• B62J17/00

  Weather guards for riders; Fairings or stream-lining parts not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• B62K11/02 Primary

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

• B62J1/08

  Frames for saddles; Connections between saddle frames and seat pillars; Seat pillars (attaching seat pillars to cycle frames B62K19/36) · CPC title

• B62J15/00

  Mud-guards for wheels · CPC title

• B62K2202/00

  Motorised scooters · CPC title