US 2010/0163328 A1 · SADDLE-RIDE TYPE VEHICLE

Abstract

A saddle-ride type vehicle is provided which arranges a canister therein, taking heat from an engine into consideration. The saddle-ride type vehicle includes a storage box which has a bulging portion; an engine; a fuel tank; and a canister, the engine is arranged behind the bulging portion in the vehicle longitudinal direction, and the fuel tank and the canister are arranged in front of the bulging portion in the vehicle longitudinal direction. The fuel tank and the canister are arranged with respect to the engine such that the bulging portion of the storage box is sandwiched between the fuel tank canister and the engine. It is possible to arrange the canister away from the engine by a distance corresponding to the bulging portion and hence, it is possible to reduce influence of heat from the engine exerted on the canister.

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Dependent claims

A saddle-ride type vehicle, comprising:

a storage box supported on an upper portion of a vehicle body frame, said storage box including a bulging portion bulging downwardly;
an engine disposed below said storage box, said engine being supported on the vehicle body frame;
a fuel tank disposed in front of said engine, said fuel tank storing therein fuel to be supplied to said engine;
and
a canister communicably connected to said fuel tank, said canister collecting fuel vaporized in said fuel tank,
wherein said engine is disposed behind said bulging portion of said storage box, in a vehicle longitudinal direction, and
wherein said fuel tank and said canister are disposed in front of said bulging portion of said storage box, in the vehicle longitudinal direction.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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