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US 2016/0107715 A1Published application
Vehicle body frame structure for saddle-type vehicle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsShinichiro ISHIDA, Masao AKIEDA
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Abstract
A vehicle includes left and right main frames that may have their front ends connected to a head pipe, and may be disposed such that the distance between the left and right main frames is progressively greater in a rearward direction. The left and right main frames may be connected to each other by an upper plate-like member, and the upper plate-like member may have a front edge spaced rearwardly from the head pipe and have left and right ends welded respectively to the left and right main frames.
Claims14
A saddle-type vehicle, comprising:
- an engine;
- a head pipe;
- a pair of left and right main frames disposed rearwardly of the head pipe;
- and
- a down frame disposed forwardly of the engine,
- wherein the engine is disposed below the main frames and downwardly of the main frames,
- said left and right main frames have front ends connected to the head pipe and are disposed such that a distance between the left and right main frames is progressively greater in a rearward direction,
- said left and right main frames are connected to each other by an upper plate-like member, and
- said upper plate-like member is disposed rearwardly from said head pipe and has left and right ends welded respectively to said left and right main frames.
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A saddle-type vehicle, comprising:
- providing means for providing motive power to the vehicle;
- steering means for steering the vehicle;
- supporting means for supporting the providing means, the supporting means being disposed rearwardly of the steering means;
- and
- second supporting means for supporting a cylinder means, the second supporting means being disposed forwardly of the providing means,
- wherein the providing means is disposed below the supporting means and downwardly of the supporting means,
- said supporting means have front ends connected to the steering means and are disposed such that a distance between the supporting means is progressively greater in a rearward direction,
- said supporting means are connected to each other by an upper plate-like member, and
- said upper plate-like member is disposed rearwardly from said steering means and has left and right ends welded respectively to said supporting means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.