Radiator
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsKaori Ebato, Makoto Hotozuka, Takayuki Abe
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Abstract
A radiator includes an upper tank and a lower tank for storing cooling water, and a core for connecting the upper tank and the lower tank to each other. The core includes a plurality of cooling water pipes for flowing the cooling water between the upper tank and the lower tank, and a plurality of fins that extend between the plurality of cooling water pipes to promote heat dissipation from the cooling water pipes. The core further includes a flow surface through which air can flow, the flow surface including a recess.
Claims9
A radiator that is disposed behind a front wheel of a saddle riding vehicle, the radiator comprising:
- a first tank and a second tank configured to store cooling water, wherein the first tank is disposed at an upper portion of the radiator and the second tank is disposed at a lower portion of the radiator;
- and
- a core configured to connect the first tank and the second tank to each other, wherein
- the core includes a plurality of cooling water pipes configured to flow the cooling water between the first tank and the second tank, and a plurality of fins extending between the plurality of cooling water pipes to promote heat dissipation from the cooling water pipes,
- the core further includes a flow surface through which air can flow when the saddle riding vehicle is moving, the flow surface including a recess, and
- when viewed from a side view of the saddle riding, vehicle:
- a front surface of the radiator is shaped to expand forward along a vehicle body frame of the saddle riding vehicle as the radiator extends upward from the lower portion of the radiator;
- a back surface of the radiator tilts forward as the back surface extends vertically in the side view of the saddle riding, vehicle;
- and
- the upper portion of the radiator is formed thicker than the lower portion of the radiator in the front-rear direction of the saddle riding vehicle.
A radiator that is disposed behind a front wheel of a saddle riding vehicle, the radiator comprising:
- a first tank and a second tank configured to store cooling water, wherein the first tank is disposed at an upper portion of the radiator and the second tank is disposed at a lower portion of the radiator;
- and
- a core connecting the first tank and the second tank to each other, wherein
- the core includes a plurality of cooling water pipes configured to flow the cooling water between the first tank and the second tank, and a plurality of fins extending between the plurality of cooling water pipes to promote heat dissipation from the cooling water pipes, and
- the core is disposed to extend to the outside of the first tank and the second tank in the vehicle width direction such that an outermost portion of the core is disposed outside outermost portions of the front wheel of the saddle riding vehicle in the vehicle width direction so air can flow through the plurality of fins when the saddle riding vehicle is moving.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.