Straddle-type vehicle
View Patent ↗A motorcycle of the present invention comprises a main frame, a fuel tank, and a bracket for fastening a front end portion of the fuel tank to a front portion of the main frame. The bracket includes a bracket body of a flat plate shape, and frame joining portions which partially swell from the bracket body toward the main frame on a reverse surface of the bracket body, wherein the reverse surface is configured to contact the main frame. The frame joining portions are configured to contact the main frame such that a gap through which a throttle cable extends is formed between the bracket body and the main frame. This makes it possible to place the cable such that the cable does not extend around an outer periphery of the bracket provided to fasten the fuel tank to the vehicle body frame.
1. A straddle-type vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body frame;
a fuel tank; and
a bracket for fastening a front end portion of the fuel tank to a front portion of the vehicle body frame;
wherein the bracket includes:
a bracket body of a flat plate shape; and
a swelling portion which partially swells from the bracket body toward the vehicle body frame, on a reverse surface of the bracket body, which surface is configured to contact the vehicle body frame;
wherein the swelling portion extends in a forward and rearward direction from the front portion of the vehicle body frame toward a rear portion of the vehicle body frame; and
wherein the swelling portion is configured to contact the vehicle body frame such that a gap through which a plurality of cables extend is formed between the bracket body and the vehicle body frame.
2. The straddle-type vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the bracket has a joining portion in the swelling portion, the joining portion being configured to contact the vehicle body frame and to be joined to the vehicle body frame.
3. The straddle-type vehicle according to claim 2 ,
wherein the joining portion includes a first joining portion and a second joining portion which are placed at a front end portion of the bracket body such that the first joining portion and the second joining portion are spaced apart from each other in a rightward and leftward direction; and
wherein at least one first cable, of the plurality of cables, is placed to extend from the front portion of the vehicle body frame toward a rear portion of the vehicle body frame such that the first cable extends through a gap formed by the swelling portion between the first joining portion and the second joining portion on a reverse side of the bracket body.
4. The straddle-type vehicle according to claim 3 , comprising:
a clamp for retaining the first cable such that the first cable extends through the gap;
wherein the bracket body is provided with a storage space in which the clamp placed on the reverse side of the bracket body is stored.
5. The straddle-type vehicle according to claim 3 ,
wherein the bracket body has a side wall portion in at least one side portion in the rightward and leftward direction such that an end portion of the side portion protrudes toward the vehicle body frame; and
wherein at least one second cable which is different from the first cable is placed to extend through a passage portion formed by the side wall portion.
6. The straddle-type vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein at least the bracket body and the swelling portion have an integrated structure formed by casting.
7. A straddle-type vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body frame;
a fuel tank; and
a bracket for fastening a front end portion of the fuel tank to a front portion of the vehicle body frame;
wherein the bracket includes:
a bracket body of a flat plate shape; and
a swelling portion which partially swells from the bracket body toward the vehicle body frame, on a reverse surface of the bracket body, which surface is configured to contact the vehicle body frame;
wherein the swelling portion is configured to contact the vehicle body frame such that a gap through which a plurality of cables extend is formed between the bracket body and the vehicle body frame;
wherein the bracket has a joining portion in the swelling portion, the joining portion being configured to contact the vehicle body frame and to be joined to the vehicle body frame;
wherein the joining portion includes a first joining portion and a second joining portion which are placed at a front end portion of the bracket body such that the first joining portion and the second joining portion are spaced apart from each other in a rightward and leftward direction; and
wherein at least one first cable, of the plurality of cables, is placed to extend from the front portion of the vehicle body frame toward a rear portion of the vehicle body frame such that the first cable extends through a gap formed by the swelling portion between the first joining portion and the second joining portion on a reverse side of the bracket body.
8. The straddle-type vehicle according to claim 7 , comprising:
a clamp for retaining the first cable such that the first cable extends through the gap;
wherein the bracket body is provided with a storage space in which the clamp placed on the reverse side of the bracket body is stored.
9. The straddle-type vehicle according to claim 7 ,
wherein the bracket body has a side wall portion in at least one side portion in the rightward and leftward direction such that an end portion of the side portion protrudes toward the vehicle body frame; and
wherein at least one second cable which is different from the first cable is placed to extend through a passage portion formed by the side wall portion.
10. The straddle-type vehicle according to claim 7 ,
wherein at least the bracket body and the swelling portion have an integrated structure formed by casting.