Hydraulic valve unit, saddle-type vehicle

A hydraulic valve unit that is provided between a master cylinder configured to generate a hydraulic pressure in a working fluid and a slave cylinder actuated by the hydraulic pressure generated in the master cylinder and that is configured to control transmission of the hydraulic pressure generated in the master cylinder to the slave cylinder, the hydraulic valve unit comprising:

• a valve body;
• a main oil passage formed in the valve body and configured to bring a side of the master cylinder and a side of the slave cylinder communicate with each other;
• a valve mechanism configured to open or close the main oil passage;
• a bypass oil passage formed in the valve body and configured to bring an upstream-side oil passage, which is provided on the side of the master cylinder with respect to the valve mechanism of the main oil passage, and a downstream-side oil passage, which is provided on the side of the slave cylinder with respect to the valve mechanism of the main oil passage, communicate with each other;
• and
• a one-way valve provided on the bypass oil passage and configured to cause the working fluid to flow in a direction from the upstream-side oil passage to the downstream-side oil passage,
• wherein the main oil passage and a main section of the bypass oil passage are disposed to be arranged with respective axes aligned with each other and the main section of the bypass oil passage is disposed at a same height as the main oil passage or at a position higher than that of the main oil passage in a state in which the valve body is attached at a predetermined attachment position.