US 2016/0244117 A1 · SADDLE-RIDE TYPE VEHICLE

Abstract

A saddle-ride type vehicle is capable of achieving miniaturization of a front cowl while ensuring a flow rate of air introduction. An opening penetrating through a longitudinal direction of a vehicle is formed below the center in a height direction of a vertically long windshield. First traveling air is passed through the opening formed in the windshield. A direction of the first traveling air is then changed by a guide member, and is moved upward along a back surface of the windshield. Excessive vacuum on the back surface of the windshield is corrected. Since an opening is formed in the windshield, it is not necessary to increase a width of the front cowl, and miniaturization of the front cowl can be achieved. Since the windshield is formed as a vertically long windshield, the opening can be formed to be vertically long, and an opening area can be ensured.

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Dependent claims

A saddle-ride type vehicle comprising:

a vehicle body frame having a head pipe;
a front wheel suspension is arranged below the head pipe;
a handlebar arranged above the head pipe and configured to steer the front wheel suspension;
a front cowl supported on the vehicle body frame and covering an upper part of the front wheel suspension and the handlebar from a front side of the vehicle;
and
a windshield supported on the vehicle body frame through a windshield stay and arranged above the front cowl,
wherein the windshield is formed as a vertically long windshield with a vertical dimension of the windshield being larger than a dimension of the windshield in a vehicle width direction, and the windshield having an opening opened below a center in a height direction of the vertically long windshield and penetrating through a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and
wherein a guide member is configured to allow first traveling air from the opening to flow along a back surface of the windshield, the guide member being arranged behind the opening.

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A saddle-ride type vehicle comprising:

a vehicle body frame having a head pipe;
a front wheel suspension arranged below the head pipe;
a handlebar arranged above the head pipe and configured to steer the front wheel suspension;
a front cowl supported on the vehicle body frame and covering an upper part of the front wheel suspension and the handlebar from a front side of the vehicle;
and
a windshield supported on the vehicle body frame through a windshield stay and arranged above the front cowl,
wherein the windshield is formed as a vertically long windshield with a vertical dimension of the windshield being larger than a dimension of the windshield in a vehicle width direction, and the windshield having an opening opened below a center in a height direction of the vertically long windshield and penetrating through a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and
wherein a guide member is configured to allow first traveling air from the opening to flow along a back surface of the windshield, the guide member being arranged behind the opening.

5 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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