# US 10,118,567 B2 · Saddle-ride-type vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,118,567 B2 - Document ID: US10118567B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/054,468 - Filed: 2016-02-26 - Published: 2016-09-22 - Granted: 2018-11-06 - Earliest claimed: 2015-03-20 - Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Kyohei Hosoya - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10118567B2 ## CPC - B62J 17/10: Ventilation or air guiding devices forming part of fairings - B60R 13/00: Elements for body-finishing, identifying, or decorating; Arrangements or adaptations for advertising purposes - B62K 11/04: characterised by the engine being between front and rear wheels - B62K 17/00: Cycles not otherwise provided for - B62K 19/48: Fairings forming part of frame - B62J: CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - B62K: CYCLES; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES; CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE SIDECARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE ## Abstract A saddle-ride-type vehicle having a side cover for enhancing the assembling property and external appearance. In a motorcycle including a side cover which has an upper side cover and a lower side cover in a state where an end portion of the upper side cover and an end portion of the lower side cover overlap with each other, the side cover has a joining portion formed by making the upper side cover overlap with an outer side of the lower side cover. A holding portion is formed by making the lower side cover overlap with an outer side of the upper side cover. A fixing portion is provided where the upper side cover and the lower side cover are made to overlap with each other in the same overlapping state as the joining portion is disposed in the vicinity of the joining portion. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A saddle-ride vehicle including a side cover having a first cover member and a second cover member in a state wherein an end portion of the first cover member and an end portion of the second cover member fit each other, comprising: said first cover having a lower forward portion having a projecting ridge and an upper rearwardly extending portion having a rear groove; said second cover having a lower forward portion having an upper edge groove and an upper rearwardly extending portion having an upper edge; a joining portion formed by a first cover joining portion formed on the lower forward portion of the first cover member fitting with a second cover joining portion formed on an outer side of the lower forward portion of the second cover member; a holding portion formed by the upper rearwardly extending portion of the second cover member and an outer side of the upper rearwardly extending portion of the first cover member; and a fixing portion formed by making the first cover fit with the outer part of the second cover, an outer surface of the first cover being flush with an outer surface of the second cover, wherein when the first cover member and the second cover member are rotated relative to each other to fit with each other, the first cover joining portion and the second cover joining portion are aligned relative to each other, the upper edge of the second cover member is inserted into the rear groove the first cover member to form the holding portion and the projecting ridge portion of the first cover is inserted into the upper edge groove of the second cover to form the fixing portion for securing the first cover and the second cover relative to each other, and wherein the fixing portion and joining portion are on a side of a rotation point opposite the holding portion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the joining portion is provided to one longitudinal end portion of the first cover member and one longitudinal end portion of the second cover member, and the holding portion is provided to the other longitudinal end portion of the first cover member and the other longitudinal end portion of the second cover member. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the second cover member has a mounting portion for a vehicle body, and the mounting portion of the second cover member is disposed in the vicinity of the holding portion. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the second cover member has a mounting portion for a vehicle body, and the mounting portion of the second cover member is disposed in the vicinity of the holding portion. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the first cover member has a mounting portion for a vehicle body, the second cover member has a mounting portion for the vehicle body, and the mounting portion of the second cover member is disposed further outside in a vehicle width direction relative to a position of the mounting portion of the first cover member. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the first cover member has a mounting portion for a vehicle body, the second cover member has a mounting portion for the vehicle body, and the mounting portion of the second cover member is disposed further outside in a vehicle width direction relative to a position of the mounting portion of the first cover member. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 3, wherein the first cover member has a mounting portion for a vehicle body, the second cover member has a mounting portion for the vehicle body, and the mounting portion of the second cover member is disposed further outside in a vehicle width direction relative to a position of the mounting portion of the first cover member. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the joining portion is disposed in the vicinity of an imaginary line which connects a seat and a step to each other. ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) The saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the joining portion is disposed in the vicinity of an imaginary line which connects a seat and a step to each other. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 1, wherein an outer surface of the joining portion is formed of a continuous surface. ### Claim 11 (depends on 2) The saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 2, wherein an outer surface of the joining portion is formed of a continuous surface. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the holding portion is configured such that a width of the holding portion is increased as the holding portion extends toward a rear side in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle as viewed in a plan view. ### Claim 13 (depends on 2) The saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the holding portion is configured such that a width of the holding portion is increased as the holding portion extends toward a rear side in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle as viewed in a plan view. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 1, wherein an air introducing opening is formed in the first cover member, an air cleaner element is disposed in the inside of a vehicle body which communicates with the air introducing opening, and the air introducing opening is directed toward a rear side of the air cleaner element. ### Claim 15 (depends on 2) The saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 2, wherein an air introducing opening is formed in the first cover member, an air cleaner element is disposed in the inside of a vehicle body which communicates with the air introducing opening, and the air introducing opening is directed toward a rear side of the air cleaner element. ### Claim 16 A side cover for a saddle-ride vehicle comprising: a first cover member having a lower forward portion having a projecting ridge and an upper rearwardly extending portion having a rear groove; a second cover member having a lower forward portion having an upper edge groove and an upper rearwardly extending portion having an upper edge, an end portion of the first cover member and an end portion of the second cover member fit with each other; a joining portion formed by a first cover joining portion formed on the lower forward portion of the first cover member fitting with a second cover joining portion formed on an outer side of the lower forward portion of the second cover member; a holding portion formed by the upper rearwardly extending portion of the second cover member and an outer side of the upper rearwardly extending portion of the first cover member; and a fixing portion formed by making the first cover fit with the outer part of the second cover, an outer surface of the first cover being flush with an outer surface of the second cover, wherein when the first cover member and the second cover member are rotated relative to each other to fit with each other, the first cover joining portion and the second cover joining portion are aligned relative to each other, the upper edge of the second cover member is inserted into the rear groove the first cover member to form the holding portion and the projecting ridge portion of the first cover is inserted into the upper edge groove of the second cover to form the fixing portion for securing the first cover and the second cover relative to each other, and wherein the fixing portion and joining portion are on a side of a rotation point opposite the holding portion. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The side cover for a saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 16, wherein the joining portion is provided to one longitudinal end portion of the first cover member and one longitudinal end portion of the second cover member, and the holding portion is provided to the other longitudinal end portion of the first cover member and the other longitudinal end portion of the second cover member. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The side cover for a saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 16, wherein the second cover member has a mounting portion for a vehicle body, and the mounting portion of the second cover member is disposed in the vicinity of the holding portion. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The side cover for a saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 16, wherein the first cover member has a mounting portion for a vehicle body, the second cover member has a mounting portion for the vehicle body, and the mounting portion of the second cover member is disposed further outside in a vehicle width direction relative to a position of the mounting portion of the first cover member. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The side cover for a saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 16, wherein the joining portion is disposed in the vicinity of an imaginary line which connects a seat and a step to each other.