Vehicle component assembly for a straddle type vehicle
AssigneeYamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMasaru Ohira, Torao Matsuzawa
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Abstract
A vehicle component assembly for a straddle type vehicle (e.g., a motor scooter) is provided that can increase the space for internal components in the front portion of the vehicle. The assembly comprises a front portion of a vehicle body cover located at a front portion of the straddle type vehicle. A vehicle component and a vehicle component holder are disposed within the front portion of the vehicle body cover between a head pipe and a headlight of the vehicle. In one embodiment, the vehicle component comprises a battery. Preferably, the vehicle component assembly is configured such that a lower portion of the vehicle component is located below an upper portion of the headlight of the vehicle.
Claims29
A straddle type vehicle comprising:
- at least one wheel that rotates about a generally horizontal axis;
- a vehicle body supported at least in part by the at least one wheel;
- a vehicle body cover extending over at least a portion of the vehicle body;
- a front portion of the vehicle body cover generally disposed in a front portion of the straddle type vehicle;
- a head pipe generally disposed in a front portion of the straddle type vehicle;
- a headlight extending at least partially from the front portion of the vehicle body cover and disposed at least partially in front of the head pipe;
- a vehicle component holder disposed between the head pipe and the headlight and located at least partially within the vehicle body cover;
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- a vehicle component positioned on the vehicle component holder.
A straddle type vehicle comprising:
- at least one wheel that rotates about a generally horizontal axis;
- a vehicle body supported at least in part by the at least one wheel;
- a vehicle body cover defining at least a portion of the vehicle body;
- a front portion of the vehicle body cover generally disposed in a front portion of the straddle type vehicle;
- a head pipe generally disposed in a front portion of the straddle type vehicle;
- a headlight extending at least partially from the front portion of the vehicle body cover and disposed at least partially in front of the head pipe;
- a vehicle component holder disposed between the head pipe and the headlight and located at least partially within the vehicle body cover;
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- a first vehicle component and a second vehicle component supported by the vehicle component holder
A straddle type vehicle comprising:
- at least one wheel that rotates about a generally horizontal axis;
- a vehicle body supported at least in part by the at least one wheel;
- a vehicle body cover extending over at least a portion of the vehicle body;
- a front portion of the vehicle body cover generally disposed in a front portion of the straddle type vehicle;
- a head pipe generally disposed in a front portion of the straddle type vehicle;
- a headlight disposed at least partially in front of the head pipe;
- a battery holder disposed between the head pipe and the headlight and located at least partially within the vehicle body cover;
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- a battery mounted to the battery holder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.