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US 11,235,832 B2Granted
Straddled vehicle
AssigneeYamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTomohiro Kawabata
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Abstract
A straddled vehicle includes a radiator arranged forward relative to an internal combustion engine and an ECU arranged sideward of the internal combustion engine. At least a portion of a tubular air passage through which the air for cooling the ECU passes is formed between a support cover supporting the ECU and an outer cover. A front cover, an upper cover and an under cover form a groove portion, which extends rearward from a front end portion located upward and forward relative to the radiator and is recessed inward in the vehicle width direction. An inlet opening that communicates with the air passage is formed in the groove portion.
Claims14
A straddled vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle frame including a head pipe;
- an internal combustion engine supported on the vehicle frame;
- a radiator supported on the vehicle frame and arranged forward relative to the internal combustion engine;
- a support cover arranged sideward of the internal combustion engine;
- a vehicle part supported on the support cover and arranged outward in a vehicle width direction relative to the support cover, wherein at least a portion of the vehicle part overlaps with the internal combustion engine as the vehicle is seen from the side;
- a front cover at least a portion of which is arranged forward of the head pipe;
- an upper cover at least a portion of which is arranged sideward of the head pipe and upward relative to the radiator;
- an under cover at least a portion of which is arranged sideward of the head pipe and downward of the upper cover;
- and
- an outer cover arranged outward of the support cover and the vehicle part in the vehicle width direction, wherein:
- a groove portion is formed by at least one of the front cover, the upper cover and the under cover, wherein the groove portion includes a front end portion located upward and forward relative to the radiator and a rear end portion located rearward relative to the front end portion, and wherein the groove portion extends rearward from the front end portion to the rear end portion and is recessed inward in the vehicle width direction;
- at least a portion of a tubular air passage through which air supplied to the vehicle part passes is formed by the support cover and the outer cover;
- the front end portion of the groove portion has an opening facing forward as the vehicle is seen from the side;
- an inlet opening that communicates with the air passage is formed in the groove portion;
- the groove portion includes a vertical wall, an upper wall extending outward in the vehicle width direction from an upper end of the vertical wall, and a lower wall extending outward in the vehicle width direction from a lower end of the vertical wall;
- and
- the inlet opening is formed in the upper wall, the vertical wall, or the lower wall.
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A straddled vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle frame including a head pipe;
- an internal combustion engine supported on the vehicle frame;
- a radiator supported on the vehicle frame and arranged forward relative to the internal combustion engine;
- a support cover arranged sideward of the internal combustion engine;
- a vehicle part supported on the support cover and arranged outward in a vehicle width direction relative to the support cover, wherein at least a portion of the vehicle part overlaps with the internal combustion engine as the vehicle is seen from the side;
- a front cover at least a portion of which is arranged forward of the head pipe;
- an upper cover at least a portion of which is arranged sideward of the head pipe and upward relative to the radiator;
- an under cover at least a portion of which is arranged sideward of the head pipe and downward of the upper cover;
- and
- an outer cover arranged outward of the support cover and the vehicle part in the vehicle width direction, wherein
- a groove portion is formed by at least one of the front cover, the upper cover and the under cover, wherein the groove portion includes a front end portion located upward and forward relative to the radiator and a rear end portion located rearward relative to the front end portion, and wherein the groove portion extends rearward from the front end portion to the rear end portion and is recessed inward in the vehicle width direction;
- at least a portion of a tubular air passage through which air supplied to the vehicle part passes is formed by the support cover and the outer cover;
- the front end portion of the groove portion has an opening facing forward as the vehicle is seen from the side;
- an inlet opening that communicates with the air passage is formed in the groove portion;
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- an area of passage cross section passing through a center of the inlet opening of the groove portion is smaller than an area of passage cross section passing through the front end portion of the groove portion.
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A straddled vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle frame including a head pipe;
- an internal combustion engine supported on the vehicle frame;
- a radiator supported on the vehicle frame and arranged forward relative to the internal combustion engine;
- a support cover arranged sideward of the internal combustion engine;
- a vehicle part supported on the support cover and arranged outward in a vehicle width direction relative to the support cover, wherein at least a portion of the vehicle part overlaps with the internal combustion engine as the vehicle is seen from the side;
- a front cover at least a portion of which is arranged forward of the head pipe;
- an upper cover at least a portion of which is arranged sideward of the head pipe and upward relative to the radiator;
- an under cover at least a portion of which is arranged sideward of the head pipe and downward of the upper cover;
- an outer cover arranged outward of the support cover and the vehicle part in the vehicle width direction;
- and
- a rear cover arranged rearward of the vehicle part, wherein
- a groove portion is formed by at least one of the front cover, the upper cover and the under cover, wherein the groove portion includes a front end portion located upward and forward relative to the radiator and a rear end portion located rearward relative to the front end portion, and wherein the groove portion extends rearward from the front end portion to the rear end portion and is recessed inward in the vehicle width direction;
- at least a portion of a tubular air passage through which air supplied to the vehicle part passes is formed by the support cover and the outer cover;
- the front end portion of the groove portion has an opening facing forward as the vehicle is seen from the side;
- an inlet opening that communicates with the air passage is formed in the groove portion;
- and
- a first outlet port that allows air to flow out of the air passage is formed between the outer cover and the rear cover.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.