Layout structure of the fuel pump of a motorcycle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsIkuo Hara, Kenta Nakamura
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Abstract
In a motorcycle in which a rear wheel is suspended by a rear-wheel suspending part provided of a body frame, a fuel tank is attached in an upper portion of the body frame, an engine is attached in a lower portion of the body frame, a fuel injection valve is provided on the intake side of the engine, and fuel in the fuel tank is supplied to the fuel injection valve by a fuel pump, the fuel pump is attached to the body frame near the rear wheel suspending part. The degree of freedom of layout of the fuel pump can be increased and the fuel pump can be disposed in a position far from the engine, so that thermal effects of the engine onto the fuel pump can be suppressed.
Claims3
A layout structure of a fuel pump of a motorcycle comprising a front wheel suspended on the front side of a body frame, a rear wheel suspended by a rear-wheel suspending part provided in a rear portion of the body frame, a fuel tank attached in an upper portion of the body frame, an engine attached in a lower portion of the body frame, a fuel injection valve provided on an intake side of the engine, and fuel in said fuel tank supplied to the fuel injection valve by a fuel pump,
- wherein the fuel pump is attached to said body frame near said rear wheel suspending part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.