# US 2010/0163328 A1 · Saddle-ride type vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2010/0163328 A1 - Document ID: US20100163328A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 12/636,859 - Filed: 2009-12-14 - Published: 2010-07-01 - Earliest claimed: 2008-12-26 - Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Junko Hasegawa - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20100163328A1 ## CPC - F02M 25/0854: {Details of the absorption canister} - B62J 35/00: Fuel tanks specially adapted for motorcycles or engine-assisted cycles; Arrangements thereof (fuel tanks forming part of cycle frames B62K11/00; tanks in general B60K {; closure caps for fuel tanks B60K15/0406}) - B62J 37/00: Arrangements of fuel supply lines, taps, or the like, on motor cycles or engine-assisted cycles - B62K 19/46: Luggage carriers forming part of frame (luggage carriers per se B62J7/00) - B62K 2202/00: Motorised scooters - F02M: SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF - B62J: CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS - B62K: CYCLES; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES; CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE SIDECARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 1, wherein at least a portion of said canister is disposed within a vertical height of said fuel tank, as viewed in a side view of the vehicle. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 2, wherein said canister is disposed above said fuel tank so as to be within a lateral width of said fuel tank, as viewed in a top, plan view of the vehicle. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 3, further comprising a fuel pump which pumps fuel in said fuel tank to said engine, said fuel pump being mounted on said fuel tank, wherein said canister is disposed so as to overlap with said fuel pump, as viewed in the top, plan view of the vehicle. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 4, wherein said storage box includes a support portion formed on a lower surface thereof, and wherein said canister is supported on said support portion of said storage box. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 5, wherein said storage box includes a recessed portion which is indented upwardly on the lower surface of said storage box, wherein said support portion is disposed in said recessed portion, and wherein said canister is disposed along said recessed portion. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 6, wherein said engine is a unit-swing-type engine which is swingably supported on the vehicle body frame, wherein an air cleaner is disposed above said unit-swing-type engine, and wherein said canister is disposed such that at least a portion of said canister is below an intake air outlet of said air cleaner and above an intake air inlet of said unit-swing-type engine, as viewed in the side view of the vehicle. ### Claim 8 A saddle-ride type vehicle, comprising: an engine supported on a vehicle body frame; a fuel tank disposed in front of said engine, said fuel tank being supported on the vehicle body frame; and a canister communicably connected to said fuel tank, said canister collecting fuel vaporized in said fuel tank, wherein said fuel tank and said engine are disposed in a spaced-apart manner, in a vehicle longitudinal direction; and wherein said canister is disposed in front of a rear end portion of said fuel tank, as viewed in a side view of the vehicle. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 8, wherein at least a portion of said canister is disposed within a vertical height of said fuel tank, as viewed in the side view of the vehicle. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 9, wherein said canister is disposed above said fuel tank so as to be within a lateral width of said fuel tank, as viewed in a top, plan view of the vehicle. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 10, further comprising a fuel pump which pumps fuel in said fuel tank to said engine, said fuel pump being mounted on said fuel tank, wherein said canister is disposed so as to overlap with said fuel pump, as viewed in the top, plan view of the vehicle. ### Claim 12 A saddle-ride type vehicle, comprising: a storage box supported on an upper portion of a vehicle body frame; an engine disposed below said storage box, said engine being supported on the vehicle body frame; a 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 canister is disposed in a space surrounded by said storage box and said fuel tank, as viewed in a side view of a vehicle. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 12, wherein at least a portion of said canister is disposed within a vertical height of said fuel tank, as viewed in the side view of the vehicle. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 13, wherein said canister is disposed above said fuel tank so as to be within a lateral width of said fuel tank, as viewed in a top, plan view of the vehicle. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 14, further comprising a fuel pump which pumps fuel in said fuel tank to said engine, said fuel pump being mounted on said fuel tank, herein said canister is disposed so as to overlap with said fuel pump, as viewed in the top, plan view of the vehicle. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 15, wherein said storage box includes a support portion formed on a lower surface thereof, and wherein said canister is supported on said support portion of said storage box. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 16, wherein said storage box includes a recessed portion which is indented upwardly on the lower surface of said storage box, wherein said support portion is disposed in said recessed portion, and wherein said canister is disposed along said recessed portion. ### Claim 18 (depends on 5) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 5, wherein said support portion includes a hook attachable to holes formed in an elastic mounting member of said canister. ### Claim 19 (depends on 6) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 6, wherein said support portion includes a hook attachable to holes formed in an elastic mounting member of said canister. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 16, wherein said support portion includes a hook attachable to holes formed in an elastic mounting member of said canister.