# US 2016/0244116 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 2016/0244116 A1 - Document ID: US20160244116A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/941,283 - Filed: 2015-11-13 - Published: 2016-08-25 - Earliest claimed: 2014-09-30 - Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Akihiro KOMATSU; Kanya TAKIGAWA; Satoshi SEO; Gen TANABE; Maurizio CARBONARA - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160244116A1 ## CPC - B62J 17/02: shielding only the rider's front - B62J 17/00: Weather guards for riders; Fairings or stream-lining parts not otherwise provided for - B62J 23/00: Other protectors specially adapted for cycles - B62K 11/04: characterised by the engine being between front and rear wheels - B60K 11/04: Arrangement or mounting of radiators, radiator shutters, or radiator blinds - B60K 13/04: concerning exhaust - B62M 7/02: with engine between front and rear wheels - 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 - B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES - B62M: RIDER PROPULSION OF WHEELED VEHICLES OR SLEDGES; POWERED PROPULSION OF SLEDGES OR {SINGLE-TRACK} CYCLES; TRANSMISSIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SUCH VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of transmissions in vehicles in general B60K; transmission elements per se F16) ## Abstract A saddle-ride type vehicle in which an engine is supported on a body frame and radiators are disposed forward of the engine is provided, wherein waste heat of the radiators is prevented from reaching the engine. The saddle-ride type vehicle includes a radiator shroud 71 that covers a range from a lateral side of a radiator 61 to a lateral side of a cylinder head 42a of the engine E. The radiator shroud 71 has an exhaust port 75 opening outward in a vehicle width direction. The saddle-ride type vehicle also includes a partition wall 82A between the radiator and the cylinder head 42a. The partition wall 82A separates a rear space 61d of the radiator 61 and the cylinder head 42a from each other and brings the rear space 61d into communication with the exhaust port 75 of the radiator shroud 71. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A saddle-ride type vehicle, comprising: an engine supported on a body frame; radiators disposed forward of the engine; a radiator shroud covering a range from a lateral side of each of the radiators to a lateral side of a cylinder head of the engine, the radiator shroud having an exhaust port opening outward in a vehicle width direction; and a partition wall between the radiator and the cylinder head, the partition wall separating a rear space of the radiator and the cylinder head from each other and bringing the rear space into communication with the exhaust port of the radiator shroud. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising: a radiator fan on a rear surface of the radiator, the downstream side thereof being inclined outward in the vehicle width direction, wherein the partition wall extends in the vehicle width direction at a rear of the radiator fan. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising: a fuel tank above the engine; wherein a rear portion of the fuel tank is formed with knee grip portions, and a front portion of the fuel tank is formed with bulge portions bulging outward in the vehicle width direction, and wherein the radiator shroud is provided with a pad portion, the pad portion being disposed forward of the bulge portion and protruding more outward in the vehicle width direction than the bulge portion. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising: a front cowl at a front portion of the vehicle body, wherein the radiator shroud has a front shroud that extends laterally of the radiator from a side portion of the front cowl, and a rear shroud that is coupled to the rear of the front shroud, and wherein the rear shroud has an upper portion a lower portion, the upper portion and the lower portion being coupled to the front shroud, and the exhaust port being formed between the upper portion and the lower portion. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 4, wherein the rear shroud forms openings around the exhaust port, the openings being surrounded by vertical walls extending vertically and horizontal walls extending longitudinally, and wherein a water pipe of the radiator is covered with at least the vertical walls or the horizontal walls. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 2, further comprising: a fuel tank above the engine; wherein a rear portion of the fuel tank is formed with knee grip portions, and a front portion of the fuel tank is formed with bulge portions bulging outward in the vehicle width direction, and wherein the radiator shroud is provided with a pad portion, the pad portion being disposed forward of the bulge portion and protruding more outward in the vehicle width direction than the bulge portion. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 2, further comprising: a front cowl at a front portion of the vehicle body, wherein the radiator shroud has a front shroud that extends laterally of the radiator from a side portion of the front cowl, and a rear shroud that is coupled to the rear of the front shroud, and wherein the rear shroud has an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion and the lower portion being coupled to the front shroud, and the exhaust port being formed between the upper portion and the lower portion. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 7, wherein the rear shroud forms openings around the exhaust port, the openings being surrounded by vertical walls extending vertically and horizontal walls extending longitudinally, and wherein a water pipe of the radiator is covered with at least the vertical walls or the horizontal walls. ### Claim 9 (depends on 3) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 3, further comprising: a front cowl at a front portion of the vehicle body, wherein the radiator shroud has a front shroud that extends laterally of the radiator from a side portion of the front cowl, and a rear shroud that is coupled to the rear of the front shroud, and wherein the rear shroud has an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion and the lower portion being coupled to the front shroud, and the exhaust port being formed between the upper portion and the lower portion. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 9, wherein the rear shroud forms openings around the exhaust port, the openings being surrounded by vertical walls extending vertically and horizontal walls extending longitudinally, and wherein a water pipe of the radiator is covered with at least the vertical walls or the horizontal walls. ### Claim 11 A radiator arrangement in a saddle-ride type vehicle, comprising: a radiator shroud covering a range from a lateral side of at least one radiator of the saddle-ride type vehicle to a lateral side of a cylinder head of an engine of the saddle-ride type vehicle, the radiator shroud having an exhaust port opening outward in a width direction of the saddle-ride type vehicle; and a partition wall arrangeable between the at least one radiator and the cylinder head, the partition wall separating a rear space of the at least one radiator and the cylinder head from each other and bringing the rear space into communication with the exhaust port of the radiator shroud. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The radiator arrangement in a saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 11, further comprising: a radiator fan on a rear surface of the at least one radiator, the downstream side thereof being inclined outward in the vehicle width direction, wherein the partition wall extends in the vehicle width direction at a rear of the radiator fan. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The radiator arrangement in a saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 11, wherein a rear portion of a fuel tank of the saddle-ride type vehicle is formed with knee grip portions, and a front portion of the fuel tank is formed with bulge portions bulging outward in the vehicle width direction, and wherein the radiator shroud is provided with a pad portion, the pad portion being disposed forward of the bulge portion and protruding more outward in the vehicle width direction than the bulge portion. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The radiator arrangement in a saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 11, wherein the radiator shroud has a front shroud that extends laterally of the at least one radiator from a side portion of a front cowl of the saddle-ride type vehicle, and a rear shroud that is coupled to the rear of the front shroud, and wherein the rear shroud has an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion and the lower portion being coupled to the front shroud, and the exhaust port being formed between the upper portion and the lower portion. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The radiator arrangement in a saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 14, wherein the rear shroud forms openings around the exhaust port, the openings being surrounded by vertical walls extending vertically and horizontal walls extending longitudinally, and wherein a water pipe of the at least one radiator is covered with at least the vertical walls or the horizontal walls. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The radiator arrangement in a saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 12, wherein a rear portion of a fuel tank of the saddle-ride type vehicle is formed with knee grip portions, and a front portion of the fuel tank is formed with bulge portions bulging outward in the vehicle width direction, and wherein the radiator shroud is provided with a pad portion, the pad portion being disposed forward of the bulge portion and protruding more outward in the vehicle width direction than the bulge portion. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The radiator arrangement in a saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 12, wherein the radiator shroud has a front shroud that extends laterally of the at least one radiator from a side portion of a front cowl of the saddle-ride type vehicle, and a rear shroud that is coupled to the rear of the front shroud, and wherein the rear shroud has an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion and the lower portion being coupled to the front shroud, and the exhaust port being formed between the upper portion and the lower portion. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The radiator arrangement in a saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 17, wherein the rear shroud forms openings around the exhaust port, the openings being surrounded by vertical walls extending vertically and horizontal walls extending longitudinally, and wherein a water pipe of the at least one radiator is covered with at least the vertical walls or the horizontal walls. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The radiator arrangement in a saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 13, wherein the radiator shroud has a front shroud that extends laterally of the at least one radiator from a side portion of a front cowl of the saddle-ride type vehicle, and a rear shroud that is coupled to the rear of the front shroud, and wherein the rear shroud has an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion and the lower portion being coupled to the front shroud, and the exhaust port being formed between the upper portion and the lower portion. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The radiator arrangement in a saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 19, wherein the rear shroud forms openings around the exhaust port, the openings being surrounded by vertical walls extending vertically and horizontal walls extending longitudinally, and wherein a water pipe of the at least one radiator is covered with at least the vertical walls or the horizontal walls.