IP Library Granted Patent US 12,286,188
Granted Patent B2
US 12,286,188 · App. 17/954,579 · Granted Apr 29, 2025

Saddle riding vehicle

Inventors: Shusei Ueno (Hyogo, JP); Shinji Ikeda (Hyogo, JP); Mitsuru Kobayashi (Hyogo, JP); Tomoya Sugiyama (Hyogo, JP); Takumi Uemoto (Hyogo, JP); Masaya Ohta (Hyogo, JP)
Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
B62J50/30B62J43/16B62M7/02H01M10/6562H01M50/271H01M2220/20
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Patent No.
US 12,286,188
App. No.
17/954,579
Granted
Apr 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A saddle riding vehicle includes: a motor which is a driving power source; a battery which powers the motor; a duct which supplies incoming wind to the battery; and a rear fender which is disposed above a rear wheel and houses the battery. The rear fender includes, behind the battery, a discharge hole which discharges the incoming wind supplied by the duct.

Claims (29)

1. A saddle riding vehicle comprising:

a motor which is a driving power source;

a battery which powers the motor;

a duct which supplies incoming wind to the battery; and

a battery case which is disposed above a rear wheel and houses the battery, wherein

the battery case has a discharge hole defined therein that discharges the incoming wind supplied by the duct, and

the duct is disposed on an outer side of a vehicle body in a vehicle widthwise direction and below a knee grip part on a lateral side of the vehicle body.

2. The saddle riding vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least a part of an inlet at a front end portion of the duct is located on the outer side in the vehicle widthwise direction with respect to a front wheel in a front view.

3. The saddle riding vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an inlet at a front end portion of the duct has an increasing dimension in the vehicle widthwise direction from a lower end of the inlet to an upper end of the inlet in a front view.

4. The saddle riding vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a baffle which prevents entry of foreign objects through the discharge hole.

5. The saddle riding vehicle as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the baffle has a louver structure which blocks flow in a direction from the discharge hole to the battery.

6. The saddle riding vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an opening area of a front end portion of the duct is larger than an opening area of a part of the duct facing the battery.

7. The saddle riding vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a cover which covers at least a part of a rear surface of the battery case.

8. A saddle riding vehicle comprising:

a motor which is a driving power source;

a battery which powers the motor;

a duct which supplies incoming wind to the battery;

a battery case which is disposed above a rear wheel and houses the battery;

an engine which is a driving power source disposed in front of the battery and between a front wheel and the rear wheel; and

a cover body which protrudes from the engine toward one side in a vehicle widthwise direction and covers an end face of a crankshaft disposed in a lower part of the engine from an outer side in the vehicle widthwise direction, wherein

the battery case has a discharge hole defined therein that discharges the incoming wind supplied by the duct, and

a part of the duct extends rearward between an outer end of the cover body in the vehicle widthwise direction and an outer end of the engine in the vehicle widthwise direction.

9. The saddle riding vehicle as claimed in claim 8 , wherein an inlet of the duct is located forward of the engine in a side view.

10. A saddle riding vehicle comprising:

a motor which is a driving power source;

a battery which powers the motor;

a duct which supplies incoming wind to the battery;

a discharge hole which is defined at a rear of the battery and discharges the incoming wind supplied by the duct; and

a louver structure which blocks flow in a direction from the discharge hole to the battery.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2022
From: UENO, SHUSEI; IKEDA, SHINJI; KOBAYASHI, MITSURU; SUGIYAMA, TOMOYA; UEMOTO, TAKUMI; OHTA, MASAYA
To: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 061244/0980 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2021-163079 · Oct 1, 2021 · national
JP 2022-125438 · Aug 5, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230109484A1 · Apr 6, 2023
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