# US 11,077,910 B2 · Two-wheeled vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,077,910 B2 - Document ID: US11077910B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/146,249 - Filed: 2018-09-28 - Published: 2020-04-02 - Granted: 2021-08-03 - Earliest claimed: 2018-09-28 - Assignees: Indian Motorcycle International, LLC - Applicants: Indian Motorcycle International, LLC - Inventors: Martin Pelz; Matthias Botta; Scott M. Schwintek; Michael Keller; Jason A. Warns; Severin Hefti - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11077910B2 ## CPC - B62J 25/06: Bar-type foot rests - F02M 35/162: {Motorcycles; All-terrain vehicles, e.g. quads, snowmobiles; Small vehicles, e.g. forklifts} - B62J 40/00: Arrangements of air cleaners specially adapted for cycles - F02M 35/10032: {specially shaped or arranged connecting duct between carburettor or air inlet duct and the plenum chamber; specially positioned carburettors or throttle bodies with respect to the plenum chamber} - F02M 35/10039: {Intake ducts situated partly within or on the plenum chamber housing} - F02M 35/10144: {Connections of intake ducts to each other or to another device} - B62J 17/04: Windscreens - B62K 11/04: characterised by the engine being between front and rear wheels - 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 - F02M: SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF - 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 two-wheeled vehicle includes a frame assembly having a front end and a rear end extending along a longitudinally-extending centerline, a front ground-engaging member operably coupled to the front end of the frame assembly at a front rotational axis, and a rear ground-engaging member operably coupled to the rear end of the frame assembly at a rear rotational axis. The vehicle further includes an engine supported by the frame assembly and operably coupled to the front and rear ground-engaging members, and the engine includes a throttle body assembly. Additionally, the vehicle includes an air intake assembly fluidly coupled to the engine and including an airbox and a mounting plate having a first channel and a second channel. The first and second channels are configured to align with the throttle body assembly. The mounting plate is configured to couple the airbox to the throttle body assembly. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A two-wheeled vehicle, comprising: a frame assembly having a front end and a rear end extending along a longitudinally-extending centerline; a front ground-engaging member operably coupled to the front end of the frame assembly at a front rotational axis; a rear ground-engaging member operably coupled to the rear end of the frame assembly at a rear rotational axis; an engine supported by the frame assembly and operably coupled to the front and rear ground-engaging members, the engine including a throttle body assembly; and an air intake assembly fluidly coupled to the engine and including an airbox defining an internal air volume having first and second tubes each extending from a forwardly-facing inlet toward an engine-facing outlet, and a mounting plate having a first channel and a second channel, and the first and second channels are configured to align with the throttle body assembly and with the engine-facing outlets of the first and second tubes respectively, and the mounting plate is configured to couple the airbox to the throttle body assembly. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The two-wheeled vehicle of claim 1, wherein the mounting plate is positioned vertically intermediate the airbox and the throttle body assembly. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The two-wheeled vehicle of claim 1, wherein the first channel defines a first overmolded boot configured to align with a first output of the airbox and a first throttle body of the throttle body assembly, and the second channel defines a second overmolded boot configured to align with a second output of the airbox and a second throttle body of the throttle body assembly. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The two-wheeled vehicle of claim 3, wherein the first and second boots are integral with a body portion of the mounting plate. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The two-wheeled vehicle of claim 1, wherein an outer surface of the airbox couples with the mounting plate with upper fasteners. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The two-wheeled vehicle of claim 5, wherein the mounting plate includes a seal generally surrounding the first and second channels, and the fasteners are received through a portion of the seal. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The two-wheeled vehicle of claim 6, wherein the upper fasteners extend downwardly through a lower surface of the airbox and are received through an upper surface of the seal. ### Claim 8 A two-wheeled vehicle, comprising: a frame assembly having a front end and a rear end extending along a longitudinally-extending centerline; a front ground-engaging member operably coupled to the front end of the frame assembly at a front rotational axis; a rear ground-engaging member operably coupled to the rear end of the frame assembly at a rear rotational axis; an engine supported by the frame assembly and operably coupled to the front and rear ground-engaging members, and the engine including at least a first cylinder and a second cylinder; an airbox defining an internal air volume having first and second tubes each extending from a forwardly-facing inlet toward an engine-facing outlet, each engine-facing outlet fluidly coupled to the engine; and a mounting member removably coupled to the engine and removably coupled to the airbox, and the mounting member defining a first flow path configured to provide air from the airbox to the first cylinder of the engine via the first tube and defining a second flow path configured to provide air from the airbox to the second cylinder of the engine via the second tube. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The two-wheeled vehicle of claim 8, wherein the first flow path is spaced apart from the second flow path. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The two-wheeled vehicle of claim 9, wherein the mounting member includes a body portion, and the first flow path is defined by a first channel extending through the body portion and the second flow path is defined by a second channel extending through the body portion, and the first and second channels are separated from each other by a portion of the body portion. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The two-wheeled vehicle of claim 10, wherein the first channel defines a first overmolded boot and the second channel defines a second overmolded boot. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The two-wheeled vehicle of claim 8, wherein the mounting member includes a seal defining an outer surface of the mounting member. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The two-wheeled vehicle of claim 12, wherein the seal includes coupling locations for securing the mounting member to the airbox. ### Claim 14 A two-wheeled vehicle, comprising: a frame assembly having a front end and a rear end extending along a longitudinally-extending centerline; a front ground-engaging member operably coupled to the front end of the frame assembly at a front rotational axis; a rear ground-engaging member operably coupled to the rear end of the frame assembly at a rear rotational axis; an engine supported by the frame assembly and operably coupled to the front and rear ground-engaging members, and the engine including a throttle body assembly; and an air intake assembly fluidly coupled to the engine and including an airbox defining an internal air volume having first and second tubes each extending from a forwardly-facing inlet toward an engine-facing outlet, and a mounting plate, and the airbox is removably coupled to an upper surface of the mounting plate and the throttle body assembly is removably coupled to a lower surface of the mounting plate, the mounting plate having first and second channels configured to align with the throttle body assembly and with the engine-facing outlets of the first and second tubes respectively. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The two-wheeled vehicle of claim 14, wherein the airbox includes a plurality of fasteners extending from a lower surface of the airbox and configured to be received within an upper surface of the mounting plate. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The two-wheeled vehicle of claim 14, wherein the mounting plate includes a first overmolded boot sealingly coupled to the airbox and a first throttle body of the throttle body assembly and a second overmolded booth sealingly coupled to the airbox and a second throttle body of the throttle body assembly. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The two-wheeled vehicle of claim 16, wherein the first and second overmolded boots each extends at least partially within a portion of the airbox. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The two-wheeled vehicle of claim 17, wherein the first and second overmolded boots each extends at least partially within a portion of the throttle body assembly. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The two-wheeled vehicle of claim 14, wherein the mounting plate include a seal defining the outer surface of the mounting plate. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The two-wheeled vehicle of claim 19, wherein the mounting plate includes a body portion and the seal generally surrounds the body portion, and the seal includes at least one coupling location for coupling the mounting plate to the airbox. ### Claim 21 A two-wheeled vehicle, comprising: a frame assembly having a front end and a rear end extending along a longitudinally-extending centerline; a front ground-engaging member operably coupled to the front end of the frame assembly at a front rotational axis; a rear ground-engaging member operably coupled to the rear end of the frame assembly at a rear rotational axis; an engine supported by the frame assembly and operably coupled to the front and rear ground-engaging members, the engine including a throttle body assembly; and an air intake assembly fluidly coupled to the engine and including an airbox and a mounting plate having a first channel and a second channel, and the first and second channels are configured to align with the throttle body assembly, and the mounting plate is configured to couple the airbox to the throttle body assembly, wherein the mounting plate is positioned vertically intermediate the airbox and the throttle body assembly. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The two-wheeled vehicle of claim 21, wherein the first channel defines a first overmolded boot configured to align with a first output of the airbox and a first throttle body of the throttle body assembly, and the second channel defines a second overmolded boot configured to align with a second output of the airbox and a second throttle body of the throttle body assembly. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The two-wheeled vehicle of claim 22, wherein the first and second boots are integral with a body portion of the mounting plate. ### Claim 24 (depends on 21) The two-wheeled vehicle of claim 21, wherein an outer surface of the airbox couples with the mounting plate with upper fasteners. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The two-wheeled vehicle of claim 24, wherein the mounting plate includes a seal generally surrounding the first and second channels, and the fasteners are received through a portion of the seal. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The two-wheeled vehicle of claim 25, wherein the upper fasteners extend downwardly through a lower surface of the airbox and are received through an upper surface of the seal.