IP Library Granted Patent US 10,011,315
Granted Patent B2
US 10,011,315 · App. 14/975,447 · Granted Jul 3, 2018

Straddle-type vehicle

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Patent No.
US 10,011,315
App. No.
14/975,447
Granted
Jul 3, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A straddle-type vehicle comprises a vehicle body frame including a head pipe, and a front frame extending rearward from the head pipe; a motor placed below the front frame and supported on the front frame; a control device which controls the motor; and a support member placed in front of the head pipe, the control device being fastened to the support member.

Claims (57)

1. A straddle-type vehicle comprising:

a head pipe;

a vehicle body frame extending rearward from the head pipe;

an engine which is mounted to the vehicle body frame and generates driving power for moving a vehicle body;

a support member which is placed in front of the head pipe and supports a side mirror;

an electric control unit supported on a side mirror support section of the support member; and

a meter device fastened to the support member,

wherein the electric control unit is placed outside of the meter device in a vehicle width direction.

2. A straddle-type vehicle comprising:

a vehicle body frame including a head pipe, and a front frame extending rearward from the head pipe;

an engine placed below the front frame and supported on the front frame;

a control device which controls the engine;

a support member placed in front of the head pipe, the control device being fastened to the support member;

a meter device fastened to the support member,

wherein the control device is placed in front of a virtual plane including a display surface of the meter device; and

wherein a surface of the control device is inclined outward in a vehicle width direction as the surface of the control device extends rearward, the surface of the control device being perpendicular to thickness sides of the control device.

3. A straddle-type vehicle comprising:

a vehicle body frame including a head pipe, and a front frame extending rearward from the head pipe;

an engine placed below the front frame and supported on the front frame;

a control device which controls the engine;

a support member placed in front of the head pipe, the control device being fastened to the support member;

a meter device fastened to the support member,

wherein the control device is placed in front of a virtual plane including a display surface of the meter device; and

wherein the support member has a meter support section to which the meter device is fastened and a control device support section to which the control device is supported, the control device support section extending outward in a vehicle width direction relative to the meter support section.

4. A straddle-type vehicle comprising:

a vehicle body frame including a head pipe, and a front frame extending rearward from the head pipe;

an engine placed below the front frame and supported on the front frame;

a control device which controls the engine;

a support member placed in front of the head pipe, the control device being fastened to the support member;

a meter device fastened to the support member,

wherein the control device is placed in front of a virtual plane including a display surface of the meter device;

a side mirror, wherein the control device is placed in a space in a vicinity of a mirror fastening section of the support member to which the side mirror is fastened; and

wherein a control device support section of the support member is placed to overlap with the mirror fastening section of the support member when viewed from above.

5. A straddle-type vehicle comprising:

a vehicle body frame including a head pipe, and a front frame extending rearward from the head pipe;

an engine placed below the front frame and supported on the front frame;

a control device which controls the engine;

a support member placed in front of the head pipe, the control device being fastened to the support member;

a meter device fastened to the support member,

wherein the control device is placed in front of a virtual plane including a display surface of the meter device; and

wherein the control device is placed outside of the meter device in a vehicle width direction.

6. A straddle-type vehicle comprising:

a vehicle body frame including a head pipe, and a front frame extending rearward from the head pipe;

an engine placed below the front frame and supported on the front frame;

a control device which controls the engine;

a support member placed in front of the head pipe, the control device being fastened to the support member;

a meter device fastened to the support member,

wherein the control device is placed in front of a virtual plane including a display surface of the meter device; and further comprising a side mirror,

wherein the control device is placed between the meter device and a side mirror.

7. A straddle-type vehicle comprising:

a vehicle body frame including a head pipe, and a front frame extending rearward from the head pipe;

an engine placed below the front frame and supported on the front frame;

a control device which controls the engine;

a support member placed in front of the head pipe, the control device being fastened to the support member;

a meter device fastened to the support member,

wherein the control device is placed in front of a virtual plane including a display surface of the meter device; and further comprising a head lamp unit,

wherein the control device is placed outside of the head lamp unit in a vehicle width direction.

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 Dec 18, 2015
From: ISHII, HIROSHI; SAEKI, DAISUKE; YAMAMOTO, TOMO
To: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 037334/0396 →