IP Library Granted Patent US 11,939,020
Granted Patent B2
US 11,939,020 · App. 17/376,556 · Granted Mar 26, 2024

Saddle-type vehicle and body frame structure thereof

Inventors: Takeshi Kashihara (Kobe, JP); Hiroshi Tamura (Kobe, JP); Satoshi Morotomi (Kobe, JP)
Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
B62J35/00B62J37/00
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Patent No.
US 11,939,020
App. No.
17/376,556
Granted
Mar 26, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A saddle-type vehicle includes an engine, a vehicle body frame, a fuel tank, and a fuel pump configured to supply fuel from the fuel tank to the engine. The vehicle body frame includes a head pipe, one main frame extending rearward and downward from the head pipe, a cross member connected to the rear end of the main frame and extending in the vehicle width direction, a pair of left and right body frames extending downward and rearward from the cross member, and a pair of left and right seat rails connected to the pair of left and right body frames, respectively. The cross member is disposed in front of the fuel pump. The pair of left and right body frames are arranged to sandwich the fuel pump in the vehicle width direction in a top view, and are connected to the cross member.

Claims (27)

1. A saddle vehicle comprising:

an engine;

a vehicle body frame;

a fuel tank; and

a fuel pump configured to supply fuel from the fuel tank to the engine, wherein

the vehicle body frame includes:

a head pipe;

one main frame extending rearward and downward from the head pipe;

a cross member connected to a rear end of the one main frame and extending in a vehicle width direction;

a pair of left and right body frames extending downward and rearward from the cross member; and

a pair of left and right seat rails connected to the pair of left and right body frames, respectively,

the cross member is disposed in front of the fuel pump, and

the pair of left and right body frames are arranged to sandwich the fuel pump in the vehicle width direction in a top view, and are connected to the cross member.

2. The saddle vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein an engine support bracket that supports the engine is attached to the cross member.

3. The saddle vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the fuel pump is attached to a flange formed on a lower surface of a rear portion of the fuel tank.

4. The saddle vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the fuel tank is provided so as to overlap the main frame in a plan view and a side view.

5. The saddle vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the vehicle body frame includes:

a first cross frame that connects the pair of left and right seat rails; and

a second cross frame that connects the pair of left and right body frames,

a suspension support bracket that supports a rear suspension unit is provided so as to support an upper end of the rear suspension unit, and

the suspension support bracket is provided so as to connect the first cross frame and the second cross frame.

6. The saddle vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein the fuel pump is located in front of the first cross frame and above the second cross frame.

7. The saddle vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the fuel tank has a recess that is recessed upward at a bottom, and

a predetermined gap is provided between the one main frame and a side wall of the recess in the vehicle width direction.

8. The saddle vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein a cushioning member is provided between the cross member and the fuel tank.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 21, 2022
From: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058811/0875 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2021
From: KASHIHARA, TAKESHI; TAMURA, HIROSHI; MOROTOMI, SATOSHI
To: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 056868/0287 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-162378 · Sep 28, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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