# US 10,308,300 B2 · Seat attachment structure of saddle riding vehicle

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- Number: US 10,308,300 B2
- Document ID: US10308300B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/472,531
- Filed: 2017-03-29
- Published: 2017-10-05
- Granted: 2019-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2016-03-31
- Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Takuma Koishikawa; Toru Sakai
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10308300B2

## CPC

- B62J 1/08: Frames for saddles; Connections between saddle frames and seat pillars; Seat pillars (attaching seat pillars to cycle frames B62K19/36)
- B62J 1/12: Box-shaped seats; Bench-type seats, e.g. dual or twin seats
- B62J 1/02: Saddles resiliently mounted on the frame; Equipment therefor, e.g. springs
- B62J 1/04: Saddles capable of swinging about a horizontal pivot
- B62K 2201/02: Rubber springs
- 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
- 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 seat attachment structure of a saddle riding vehicle in which, in a state a first end side of a seat, on which an occupant sits, in a forward/rearward direction of a vehicle body is locked to the vehicle body, a second end side of the seat in the forward/rearward direction of the vehicle body is coupled to the vehicle body, the seat attachment structure of the saddle riding vehicle includes a seat attachment member configured to couple a second end side of a seat to a vehicle body, and the seat attachment member includes vehicle body-side connecting sections swingably attached to the vehicle body while having an axis extending along a vehicle width direction as a swing axis, and seat fixing sections to which the second end side of the seat is attached.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A saddle riding vehicle having a seat attachment structure, in which, in a state a first end side of a seat, on which an occupant sits, in a forward/rearward direction of a vehicle body of the saddle riding vehicle is locked to the vehicle body, a second end side of the seat in the forward/rearward direction of the vehicle body is coupled to the vehicle body, comprising:
a seat attachment member interposed between the second end side of the seat and the vehicle body and configured to couple the second end side of the seat to the vehicle body,
wherein the seat attachment member includes:
a vehicle body-side connecting section swingably attached to the vehicle body while having an axis extending along a vehicle width direction as a swing axis; and
a seat fixing section disposed at a position separated from the vehicle body-side connecting section in the forward/rearward direction of the vehicle body and to which the second end side of the seat is attached,
wherein the vehicle body-side connecting section is disposed at an inner side of one of a left seat frame and a right seat frame of the saddle riding vehicle in the vehicle width direction, and
wherein the vehicle body-side connecting section is arranged so as to extend in a vertical direction.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The saddle riding vehicle having a seat attachment structure according to claim 1, wherein a swing restriction section configured to restrict a swing range of the seat attachment member is installed at the vehicle body of the saddle riding vehicle.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The saddle riding vehicle having a seat attachment structure according to claim 2, wherein a first elastic member is provided at least at one of the swing restriction section and a portion of the seat attachment member opposite to the swing restriction section.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The saddle riding vehicle having a seat attachment structure according to claim 2, wherein the swing restriction section includes a first swing restriction section configured to restrict pivotal movement in one direction of the seat attachment member about the vehicle body-side connecting section, and a second swing restriction section configured to restrict pivotal movement in the other direction of the seat attachment member about the vehicle body-side connecting section.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The saddle riding vehicle having a seat attachment structure according to claim 4, wherein the first swing restriction section and the second swing restriction section are arranged to include a receiving surface that are oriented in different directions around an axis extending in the vehicle width direction with each other and that have different angles with each other.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The saddle riding vehicle having a seat attachment structure according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle body-side connecting section of the seat attachment member is attached to the vehicle body via a second elastic member, and
a notch is formed in a pressure welding surface of the second elastic member.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The saddle riding vehicle having a seat attachment structure according to claim 6, wherein a plurality of vehicle body-side connecting sections are formed on a same straight line in the vehicle width direction, and
wherein the notch of each vehicle body-side connecting section formed in the second elastic members of each of the vehicle body-side connecting sections is formed in a same shape.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The saddle riding vehicle having a seat attachment structure according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle body-side connecting section is disposed at a front side of the seat attachment member in the forward/rearward direction of the vehicle body.

### Claim 9

A saddle riding vehicle, comprising:
a left main frame and a right main frame;
a left seat frame connected to and extending rearwardly from the left main frame and a right seat frame connected to and extending rearwardly from the right main frame;
a left rear fender frame and a right rear fender frame;
a seat attachment member extending between the left seat frame and the right seat frame;
a first front protrusion extending from a right side of the seat attachment portion and a second front protrusion extending from a left side of the seat attachment portion, each front protrusion comprising a top surface and an aperture in the top surface;
a first fastener extending through the aperture of the first front protrusion;
a first upper rubber bush contacting a top surface of the first front protrusion;
a first lower rubber bush contacting a lower surface of the first front protrusion;
a second fastener extending through the aperture of the second front protrusion;
a second upper rubber bush contacting a top surface of the second front protrusion; and
a second lower rubber bush contacting a lower surface of the second front protrusion,
wherein the first front protrusion can rotate about an axis perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the first fastener and the second front protrusion can rotate about an axis perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the second fastener.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The saddle riding vehicle according to claim 9, wherein the first fastener connects to the right rear fender frame and the second fastener connects to the left rear fender frame.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The saddle riding vehicle according to claim 9, further comprising a first rear protrusion extending from the right side of the seat attachment portion and a second rear protrusion extending from the left side of the seat attachment portion.