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US 2006/0066068 A1Published application
Frame structure
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsShinji Takahashi, Seiji Hanafusa
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Abstract
A frame structure provided for a body frame that can be used in common to vehicles with different types of rear suspensions. The frame structure includes a sub-frame assembly for an independent suspension type rear suspension that can be mounted to a body frame by using pivot brackets for supporting a swing arm provided in the body frame, and also using an upper mount for supporting a rear cushion provided in the body frame.
Claims20
A frame structure in a saddle-ride vehicle, comprising:
- a body frame, said body frame including
- a front portion for suspending a front wheel,
- a center portion for supporting an engine, and
- a rear portion serving also as a seat rail, with a swing arm, which suspends at least two rear wheels being supported in said center portion, and with a rear cushion being supported in said center portion or said rear portion,
- wherein a sub-frame for an independent suspension type rear suspension is attached to said body frame by utilizing a swing arm support portion provided in said center portion and a rear cushion support portion provided in said center portion or said rear portion.
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A frame structure in a saddle-ride vehicle, comprising:
- a body frame, said body frame including
- a center portion for supporting an engine, and
- a rear portion serving also as a seat rail, with a swing arm, which suspends at least two rear wheels being supported in said center portion, and with a rear cushion being supported in said center portion or said rear portion,
- wherein a sub-frame for an independent suspension type rear suspension is attached to said body frame by utilizing a swing arm support portion provided in said center portion and a rear cushion support portion provided in said center portion or said rear portion, and
- wherein a rear portion of the sub-frame surrounds a rear final reduction gear.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.