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US 7,562,736 · App. 11/050,016 · Granted Jul 21, 2009

Fuel injection system for a saddle ride type four-wheel vehicle

Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,562,736
App. No.
11/050,016
Granted
Jul 21, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A saddle ride type four-wheel vehicle includes an electronic control type fuel injection system in a fuel supply system for an engine mounted thereon, wherein a fuel pump is disposed on the rear side relative to the rotational center axis of front wheels and on the front side relative to the engine.

Claims (12)

1. A saddle ride four-wheel all-terrain vehicle having an electronic control fuel injection system in a fuel supply system for an air-cooled engine mounted thereon, said vehicle comprising:

a pair of front wheels having a rotational center axis defined therebetween;

a vehicle body frame including left-right pairs of upper pipes and lower pipes disposed at upper and lower portions of the body frame and extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle;

a fuel tank disposed above a front side portion of the upper pipe of the vehicle frame;

a cooling fan for blowing air to the engine is located below the upper frame and between the rotational axis of the front wheels and the engine;

a fuel sump portion provided at a bottom center portion of the fuel tank and extending to a space located beneath the upper pipes of the vehicle frame and behind the cooling fan in the rear direction of the vehicle;

a fuel pump disposed on a rear side of the vehicle relative to the rotational center axis of front wheels and on a front side of the vehicle relative to said engine, and

a throttle body is disposed on a rear side of a cylinder head of said engine, wherein the fuel sump portion is approximately V-shaped in vehicle body side view and in vehicle body front view,

the fuel pump is disposed between the cooling fan and said engine, and

said engine is a traverse layout engine.

2. The saddle ride four-wheel vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein said fuel pump, including a fuel take-out port of a fuel tank, is located in an area defined below a front extension line and a rear extension line of two fuel levels having a front-rear inclination of about 30°.

3. The saddle ride four-wheel vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein said fuel pump, including a fuel take-out port of a fuel tank, is located in an area defined below a front extension line and a rear extension line of two fuel levels having a left-right inclination of about 15°.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 4, 2005
From: EGUCHI, MASATAKA; TSURUTA, YUICHIRO; HOTTA, KAZUHITO; ITO, ATSUSHI; URANO, NAOKI
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (3)
JP 2004-030833 · Feb 6, 2004 · national
JP 2004-056653 · Mar 1, 2004 · national
JP 2004-062421 · Mar 5, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20050173918A1 · Aug 11, 2005