IP Library Granted Patent US 9,352,799
Granted Patent B2
US 9,352,799 · App. 14/651,634 · Granted May 31, 2016

Motorcycle

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Patent No.
US 9,352,799
App. No.
14/651,634
Granted
May 31, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A motorcycle ( 1 ) comprising a vehicle body frame ( 4 ) including a pair of right and left pivot frames ( 10 ) which extend continuously from rear portions of main frames ( 8 ), respectively, and to which front end portions of a swing arm ( 9 ) are mounted such that the swing arm is pivotable; an ABS unit ( 19 ) including a pump ( 19 a ) and a valve ( 19 b ) for the ABS unit; and a reservoir tank ( 20 ) including a container body ( 20 a ) which stores therein a cooling medium supplied to a radiator ( 17 ) and has a cooling medium port, and a cap ( 20 b ) which closes the cooling medium port of the container body ( 20 a ), wherein the ABS unit ( 19 ) and the reservoir tank ( 20 ) are disposed inward relative to the pivot frames ( 10 ), and mounted to the vehicle body frame ( 4 ) via a common bracket ( 21 ).

Claims (16)

1. A motorcycle comprising:

a vehicle body frame including a head pipe, a pair of right and left main frames extending rearward from the head pipe, and a pair of right and left pivot frames which extend continuously from rear portions of the main frames, respectively, and to which a front end portion of a swing arm is mounted such that the swing arm is pivotable;

a brake control unit; and

a reservoir tank including a container body which stores therein a cooling medium supplied to a radiator and has a cooling medium port, and a cap which closes the cooling medium port of the container body,

wherein the brake control unit and the reservoir tank are disposed inward relative to the pivot frames, and mounted to the vehicle body frame via a common bracket of a plate shape, and

wherein the reservoir tank and the brake control unit are fastened to the common bracket in a state in which the reservoir tank is placed on one of a plurality of surfaces of the common bracket, and the brake control unit is placed on another surface of the plurality of surfaces of the common bracket.

2. The motorcycle according to claim 1 ,

wherein the reservoir tank is disposed in a region between an inner surface of the pivot frame and a center in a vehicle width direction and positioned closer to the center in the vehicle width direction.

3. The motorcycle according to claim 1 ,

wherein the bracket is connected to the vehicle body frame via a rubber damper.

4. The motorcycle according to claim 1 ,

wherein the reservoir tank and the brake control unit are arranged to overlap with each other in a vertical direction.

5. The motorcycle according to claim 4 ,

wherein the container body is disposed immediately below the brake control unit, and the cap is disposed to be horizontally apart from the brake control unit.

6. The motorcycle according to claim 1 ,

wherein when viewed from a side, the container body is covered with the pivot frame, and at least a portion of the cap protrudes rearward from the pivot frame.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jun 2, 2022
From: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 060300/0504 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 11, 2015
From: TSUBONE, TOSHIYUKI; SENDA, ATSUSHI
To: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 035825/0914 →