Vehicle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsKoji Inose, Ryohei Kitamura
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Abstract
A vehicle that can secure both stable communication by an ECU including a communication unit that unlocks a handlebar lock module and theft prevention. The vehicle includes a steering shaft, a vehicle body frame including a head pipe that turnably supports the steering shaft and a seat rail that is disposed below a seat on which a rider is seated to fix the seat, and a communication unit for communicating with a smart key (a device external to the vehicle). The communication unit is provided below and on the outer side in a vehicle width direction of the seat rail and in a space covered by and on the inner side of a side cover (vehicle body cover) that protects a vehicle body part.
Claims5
A vehicle, comprising:
- a steering, shaft;
- a vehicle body frame including a head pipe that turnably supports the steering shaft, a main frame that extends from the head pipe to a rear side of the vehicle, and a seat rail that is continuous with the main frame and disposed below a seat on which a rider of the vehicle is seated to fix the seat;
- a drive device that is configured with an engine or an electric motor generating power for the vehicle;
- a communicator that receives a signal from a device external to the vehicle and that transmits the signal to a processor controlling another device mounted on the vehicle;
- and
- an air cleaner that is for removing impurities from air taken from outside the vehicle into the vehicle that is provided below the seat rail, the air cleaner being made of a non-metallic material, wherein
- the communicator is provided below and on an outer side in a vehicle width direction of the seat rail and in a space covered by and on an inner side of a vehicle body cover that protects a vehicle body part, and
- the communicator is attached to the air cleaner and disposed at the outer side of the seat rail in the vehicle width direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.