US 2013/0240276 A1 · INTAKE STRUCTURE FOR SADDLE-RIDE TYPE VEHICLE

Abstract

An intake structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle for increasing the degree of freedom of the length of a duct associated with an intake air cleaner case disposed below a seat. An air taking-in port is provided in a lid member serving as a portion of an upper wall of an air cleaner case located below a seat. A concave portion is formed on an upper wall surface communicating with the taking-in port. The concave portion and a bottom plate of the seat facing the concave portion forms a pseudo duct-like intake passage communicating with the taking-in port. A side cover is provided with a stepped surface extending toward the inside of a vehicle from an external surface thereof. An opening, opened downwardly, is provided in the stepped surface to improvement in intake performance and to reduce dust and the like from entering.

Claims20

Dependent claims

An intake structure for a saddle-ride vehicle including an engine disposed between a front wheel and a rear wheel, an occupant's seat disposed to extend from above the engine to rearward thereof and an intake air cleaner case installed below the seat, comprising:

an air taking-in port provided at a portion of an upper wall of the intake air cleaner case;
and
a concave portion formed on an upper wall surface communicating with the taking-in port;
said concave portion and a bottom plate of the seat facing the concave portion forms an intake passage communicating with the taking-in port.

1 more element

An intake structure for a saddle-ride vehicle, for a saddle-ride type vehicle including an engine disposed between front and rear wheels, an occupant's seat installed to extend from above the engine to the rear thereof, occupant's foot-rest steps disposed below the seat and between the front and rear wheels, an intake air cleaner case installed behind the engine and below the seat, a side cover for covering a side surface of the intake air cleaner case at a position below the seat and a body frame comprising:

a stepped surface formed in the side cover, said stepped surface extending toward the inside of the vehicle from an external surface thereof;
an opening opened downwardly and being provided in the stepped surface at a position not overlapping, as viewed from the side, a leg of an occupant positioned on the seat and takes a posture of putting her or his feet on the steps;
a taking-in port adapted to take air into the intake air cleaner case, said taking-in port being provided in a side surface of the intake air cleaner case;
and
an air introduction passage extending from the opening toward the taking-port port, said air introduction passage being formed on the inside of the side cover.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

13/752,092Filed 28 Jan 2013

Priority

JP 2012-05876215 Mar 2012

Published

19 Sep 2013

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification18 codes

B62J 1/12
Saddles or other seats for cycles; Arrangement thereof; Component parts: box-shaped seats; Bench-type seats, e.g. dual or twin seats
B60K 13/02
Arrangement in connection with combustion air intake or gas exhaust of propulsion units: concerning intake
B62J 17/10
Weather guards for riders; Fairings or stream-lining parts not otherwise provided for: ventilation or air guiding devices forming part of fairings
B62K 11/04
Frames: characterised by the engine being between front and rear wheels

Intake structure for saddle-ride type vehicle

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Intake structure for saddle-ride type vehicle

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Abstract

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