Straddle-type vehicle
AssigneeKawasaki Motors, Ltd.
InventorHiroshi Takeuchi
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Abstract
There is provided a straddle-type vehicle including: a vehicle body frame; at least one wheel; a drive source configured to generate power to be transmitted to the wheel; and a battery case including an accommodation space in which a battery for storing electric power is accommodated and an opening that opens the accommodation space upward for inserting and removing the battery. The battery case is inclined with respect to a vertical direction such that the opening faces obliquely upward and rearward. A lower end of the battery case is disposed in a front space of the drive source and located lower than an upper end of the drive source.
Claims11
A straddle-type vehicle comprising:
- a seat configured for sitting a rider;
- a vehicle body frame;
- at least one wheel;
- a drive source configured to generate power to be transmitted to the wheel;
- a battery case including an accommodation space in which a battery for storing electric power is accommodated and an opening that opens the accommodation space upward for inserting and removing the battery;
- and
- a lid that covers the opening above the battery, wherein,
- the battery case is inclined with respect to a vertical direction such that the opening faces obliquely upward and rearward,
- a lower end of the battery case is disposed in a front space of the drive source and located lower than an upper end of the drive source, and
- the seat is provided behind the lid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.