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Granted Patent B2
US 12,552,488 · App. 18/078,815 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Saddle-ride type vehicle

Inventors: Takeshi Kashihara (Akashi, JP); Taro Iwamoto (Akashi, JP)
Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
B62K11/04B60K11/02B62J37/00
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Patent No.
US 12,552,488
App. No.
18/078,815
Granted
Feb 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a saddle-ride type vehicle including: a rear wheel; a vehicle body frame including a pivot shaft extending in a vehicle width direction; a swing arm connecting the pivot shaft and the rear wheel; and a housing structure having a housing space of fluid inside the housing structure. The housing structure is disposed between the pivot shaft and the rear wheel and at a position overlapping the swing arm in a side view of the saddle-ride type vehicle.

Claims (70)

1 . A saddle-ride type vehicle comprising:

a rear wheel;

a driving source configured to rotationally drives the rear wheel;

a fuel tank located above the driving source;

a vehicle body frame including a pivot shaft extending in a vehicle width direction;

a swing arm connecting the pivot shaft and the rear wheel; and

a housing structure having a housing space of fluid inside the housing structure, wherein

the housing structure includes a canister that adsorbs an evaporated component of fuel to be supplied to the driving source;

the canister is located behind the driving source;

the canister is disposed between the pivot shaft and the rear wheel and at a position overlapping the swing arm in a side view of the saddle-ride type vehicle.

2 . The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the swing arm includes a pair of left and right arm members extending from two locations of the pivot shaft in the vehicle width direction toward the rear wheel, and

the housing structure is a reservoir tank that stores cooling water to be supplied to the driving source; and

the canister and the reservoir tank are each disposed between the pair of arm members.

3 . The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a case body that supports the housing structure, wherein

the case body includes:

a bottom container portion located between the pair of left and right arm members as view in a front-rear direction; and

a bottom wall located above the swing arm and extending from an upper portion of the bottom container portion at least in the vehicle width direction.

4 . The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein the reservoir tank includes:

an accommodated portion that is accommodated by the bottom container portion; and

a supported portion extending outward in the vehicle width direction as view in a front-rear direction to be supported by the bottom wall, and

wherein the supported portion is provide with a replenishment port portion for a replenishment operation of the cooling water into the reservoir tank.

5 . The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the housing structure houses the fluid to be supplied to the driving source inside the housing structure.

6 . The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein

the housing structure is a reservoir tank that stores cooling water to be supplied to the driving source.

7 . The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 6 , further comprising:

a case body that supports an auxiliary device disposed between the driving source and the rear wheel, wherein

the case body includes a tank housing portion having a bottomed cylindrical shape, the tank housing portion housing the reservoir tank.

8 . The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 7 ,

wherein the canister is disposed adjacently to the reservoir tank in the vehicle width direction outside the tank housing portion.

9 . The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 5 , further comprising:

a reservoir tank configured to store cooling water to be supplied to the driving source; and

a cooling water hose connected to a bottom portion of the tank body, wherein

the reservoir tank and the canister are disposed side by side in the vehicle width direction.

10 . The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a purge pipe connected to an upper surface of the canister, wherein

the purge pipe is routed to extend in a predetermined direction while being curved from the upper surface of the canister, and

the canister is disposed in a posture inclined in the predetermined direction.

11 . The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a rear suspension that connects a rear portion of the swing arm and a rear portion of the vehicle body frame.

12 . The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

a front end of the housing structure is positioned rearward from a rear end of the pivot shaft in a front-rear direction of the saddle-ride type vehicle.

13 . The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the housing structure is a reservoir tank that stores cooling water to be supplied to the driving source, and

the canister is disposed adjacently to the reservoir tank in the vehicle width direction.

14 . The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a case body that supports an auxiliary device disposed between the driving source and the rear wheel, wherein

the canister is located below the case body.

15 . A saddle-ride type vehicle comprising:

a rear wheel;

a vehicle body frame including a pivot shaft extending in a vehicle width direction;

a swing arm connecting the pivot shaft and the rear wheel; and

a housing structure having a housing space of fluid inside the housing structure; and

a case body that supports the housing structure, wherein

the housing structure is disposed between the pivot shaft and the rear wheel and at a position overlapping the swing arm in a side view of the saddle-ride type vehicle, and

the case body includes:

a bottom container portion located between a pair of left and right arm members as view in a front-rear direction; and

a bottom wall located above the swing arm and extending from an upper portion of the bottom container portion at least in the vehicle width direction.

16 . A saddle-ride type vehicle comprising:

a rear wheel;

a vehicle body frame including a pivot shaft extending in a vehicle width direction;

a swing arm connecting the pivot shaft and the rear wheel; and

a case body that supports an auxiliary device disposed between a driving source and the rear wheel, wherein

a housing structure is disposed between the pivot shaft and the rear wheel and at a position overlapping the swing arm in a side view of the saddle-ride type vehicle, and

the case body includes:

a bottom container portion located between a pair of left and right arm members as view in a front-rear direction; and

a bottom wall located above the swing arm and extending from an upper portion of the bottom container portion at least in the vehicle width direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2022
From: KASHIHARA, TAKESHI; IWAMOTO, TARO
To: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 062046/0602 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-202466 · Dec 14, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230182851A1 · Jun 15, 2023
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