IP Library Granted Patent US 11,299,034
Granted Patent B2
US 11,299,034 · App. 16/704,746 · Granted Apr 12, 2022

Intake device structure of saddle riding vehicle

Inventor: Yusaburo Tani (Wako, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 11,299,034
App. No.
16/704,746
Granted
Apr 12, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The intake device structure of the saddle riding vehicle includes a head pipe; a main frame that extends rearward from the head pipe; a seat rail that extends rearward from the main frame; sub-frames that connect the main frame and the seat rail to each other; a seat that is supported on the seat rail; and an intake device. The intake device includes an element that is inclined rearward as the element extends upward, and the element is also mounted underneath the seat rail in side view such that the element is located along the sub-frames.

Claims (17)

1. An intake device structure of a saddle riding vehicle, comprising: a head pipe; a main frame that extends rearward from the head pipe; a seat rail that extends rearward from the main frame; sub-frames that connect the main frame and the seat rail to each other; a seat that is supported on the seat rail; and an intake device,

wherein the intake device includes an element that is inclined rearward as the element extends upward, and the element is also mounted underneath the seat rail in side view such that the element is located along the sub-frames,

the sub-frames are mounted as a pair in a vehicle width direction,

in side view, one sub-frame of the sub-frames is offset from the other sub-frame in at least one of a rearward direction and a downward direction,

the other sub-frame is mounted in a position where the other sub-frame covers a side of the element, and

the element is demountable from above the one sub-frame.

2. The intake device structure of the saddle riding vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the element blocks, from below, a communication port that allows a dirty side and a clean side to communicate with each other.

3. The intake device structure of the saddle riding vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the element is demountable from a side of the vehicle.

4. The intake device structure of the saddle riding vehicle according to claim 1 ,

wherein the intake device includes a protective member that protects the element, and

the protective member is placed in a clean side and fastened from a dirty side.

5. The intake device structure of the saddle riding vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a positioning portion that is placed on the other side in the vehicle width direction, and that is engaged with the element to position the element; and

a guide that guides mounting of the element in order for the element to be engaged with the positioning portion,

wherein the element is mountable from one side in the vehicle width direction.

6. The intake device structure of the saddle riding vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the intake device is mounted with a funnel that is mounted in a replaceable manner.

7. The intake device structure of the saddle riding vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the other sub-frame is placed to allow a muffler to be situated underneath the other sub-frame.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 5, 2019
From: TANI, YUSABURO
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-014777 · Jan 30, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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