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US 12,606,262 B2Granted
Straddle vehicle and detecting structure
AssigneeKawasaki Motors, Ltd.
InventorsMitsuru Kobayashi, Shinji Ikeda
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Abstract
A motorcycle includes a radar device and a radar cover. The radar device is arranged below a front end portion of a vehicle body and includes a signal surface for wirelessly transmitting signals to a front area or wirelessly receiving signals from the front area. The radar device detects the front area. The radar cover covers at least the signal surface.
Claims15
A straddle vehicle, comprising:
- a detecting device arranged within a vehicle body, the detecting device having a signal surface configured to wirelessly transmit a signal to a front area or to wirelessly receive the signal from the front area, the detecting device detecting the front area;
- a cover covering at least the signal surface;
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- a front cowling forming a front portion of the vehicle body,
- wherein the cover includes a downward inclination surface, the downward inclination surface being inclined such that a rear end position is downwardly away from a front end position,
- wherein an upper end of the detecting device is positioned below a front end portion of the front cowling,
- wherein the upper end of the detecting device is positioned lower than a front end of the vehicle body,
- wherein the cover is separate from the front cowling and is detachable,
- wherein the front end of the vehicle body is arranged so as to overlap with a center position in a vehicle width direction,
- wherein the cover is arranged so as to overlap with the center position in the vehicle width direction,
- wherein the vehicle body is provided with an inlet port for admitting traveling air, located below and rearward of the cover, and
- wherein the downward inclination surface of the cover guides the traveling air to the inlet port.
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