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US 11,932,345 B2Granted
Leaning-type vehicle
AssigneeKawasaki Motors, Ltd.
InventorsTakeshi Nakajima, Hiroshi Ishii, Taro Iwamoto, Kazuya Nagasaka, Taichi Inaba
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Abstract
A leaning vehicle includes a vehicle body, a left wheel, a right wheel, left and right bearings, left and right axle, left arm, right arm, and lean mechanism. The left arm supports the left wheel from inside in a vehicle width direction. The right arm supports the right wheel from inside in the vehicle width direction. The lean mechanism causes the left wheel and the right wheel to lean about a front-rear direction as a rotation center when the vehicle body leans about the front-rear direction as a rotation center. The single bearing is inserted into a hub hole of the left wheel. The single bearing is inserted into a hub hole of the right wheel.
Claims9
A leaning vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle body;
- a first wheel positioned on a first side in a vehicle width direction;
- a second wheel positioned on a second side opposite to the first side in the vehicle width direction;
- a first bearing inserted into a hub hole of the first wheel;
- a second bearing inserted into a hub hole of the second wheel;
- a first axle inserted into the first bearing;
- a second axle inserted into the second bearing;
- a first supporter supporting the first wheel from inside in the vehicle width direction;
- a second supporter supporting the second wheel from inside in the vehicle width direction;
- and
- a lean mechanism configured to cause the first wheel and the second wheel to lean about a front-rear direction as a rotation center when the vehicle body leans about the front-rear direction as a rotation center,
- wherein the first bearing is a single bearing inserted into the hub hole of the first wheel,
- wherein the first bearing includes an inner portion and an outer portion, such that the first axle is attached to the inner portion of the first bearing, the first wheel is attached to the outer portion of the first bearing, and the first wheel rotates integrally with the outer portion of the first bearing relative to the vehicle body,
- wherein the second bearing is a single bearing inserted into the hub hole of the second wheel, and
- wherein the second bearing includes an inner portion and an outer portion, such that the second axle is attached to the inner portion of the second bearing, the second wheel is attached to the outer portion of the second hearing, and the second wheel rotates integrally with the outer portion of the second bearing relative to the vehicle body.
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A leaning vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle body;
- a first wheel positioned on a first side in a vehicle width direction;
- a second wheel positioned on a second side opposite to the first side in the vehicle width direction;
- a first bearing inserted into a hub hole of the first wheel;
- a second bearing inserted into a hub hole of the second wheel;
- a first axle inserted into the first bearing;
- a second axle inserted into the second bearing;
- a first supporter supporting the first wheel from inside in the vehicle width direction;
- a second supporter supporting the second wheel from inside in the vehicle width direction;
- and
- a lean mechanism configured to cause the first wheel and the second wheel to lean about a front-rear direction as a rotation center when the vehicle body leans about the front-rear direction as a rotation center,
- wherein the first bearing is a single bearing inserted into the hub hole of the first wheel,
- wherein the second bearing is a single bearing inserted into the hub hole of the second wheel,
- wherein a center of an axis length of the first bearing is more inner side than a center of an axis length of the hub hole of the first wheel in the vehicle width direction and wherein a center of an axis length of the second bearing is more inner side than a center of an axis length of the hub hole of the second wheel in the vehicle width direction, and
- wherein the first bearing is positioned entirely inside of the hub hole and the second bearing is positioned entirely inside of the hub hole.
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A leaning vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle body;
- a first wheel positioned on a first side in a vehicle width direction;
- a second wheel positioned on a second side opposite to the first side in the vehicle width direction;
- a first bearing inserted into a hub hole of the first wheel;
- a second bearing inserted into a hub hole of the second wheel;
- a first axle inserted into the first bearing;
- a second axle inserted into the second bearing;
- a first supporter supporting the first wheel from inside in the vehicle width direction;
- a second supporter supporting the second wheel from inside in the vehicle width direction;
- a lean mechanism configured to cause the first wheel and the second wheel to lean about a front-rear direction as a rotation center when the vehicle body leans about the front-rear direction as a rotation center;
- a first tire attached to the first wheel;
- and
- a second tire attached to the second wheel,
- wherein the first bearing is a single bearing inserted into the hub hole of the first wheel,
- wherein the second bearing is a single bearing inserted into the hub hole of the second wheel,
- wherein the first bearing is positioned more outer side than a tire width center position of the first tire in the vehicle width direction,
- wherein the second bearing is positioned more outer side than a tire width center position of the second tire in the vehicle width direction, and
- wherein the lean mechanism is positioned between the first bearing and the second bearing in the vehicle width direction.
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