Saddle-ride vehicle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsTomohiro Suzuki, Masayuki Hiramaru
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Abstract
A saddle-ride vehicle includes a chain slider. The chain slider is integrally provided with an upper slider portion, a lower slider portion, and a vertical connection portion, while the chain slider has an open loop shape in which a front end portion of the upper slider portion and a front end portion of the lower slider portion are formed to be separable from each other. A swingarm has an engagement projection that is provided in a front portion of the swingarm and that protrudes outward from a surface of the swingarm. The front end portion and the front end portion engage, while overlapping with each other, with the engagement projection.
Claims9
A saddle-ride vehicle comprising:
- a swingarm that extends in a vehicle front-rear direction and that swingably supports a wheel;
- a chain that is disposed along an upper surface and a lower surface of the swingarm and transmits driving force of a power unit to the wheel;
- and a chain slider that is configured to be attached to the swingarm and that is configured to have sliding contact with the chain,
- wherein the chain slider is integrally provided with an upper slider portion that is configured to be attached to the upper surface of the swingarm, a lower slider portion that is configured to be attached to the lower surface of the swingarm, and a vertical connection portion that vertically connects a rear end portion of the upper slider portion and a rear end portion of the lower slider portion, while the chain slider has an open loop shape in which a front end portion of the upper slider portion and a front end portion of the lower slider portion are formed to be separable from each other,
- the swingarm has an engagement projection that is provided in a front portion of the swingarm and that protrudes outward from a surface of the swingarm, and
- the front end portion of the upper slider portion and the front end portion of the lower slider portion are configured to engage with the engagement projection in a state where the front end portion of the upper slider portion and the front end portion of the lower slider portion overlap with each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.