# US 2017/0284347 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 2017/0284347 A1 - Document ID: US20170284347A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/464,046 - Filed: 2017-03-20 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Earliest claimed: 2016-03-30 - Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Yoshinobu OZAKI; Mizuki FUJIWARA - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170284347A1 ## CPC - F02M 35/048: {Arranging or mounting on or with respect to engines or vehicle bodies} - B62J 40/10: characterised by air duct arrangements - B62J 43/20: characterised by the mounting - B62K 11/04: characterised by the engine being between front and rear wheels - B62K 19/30: Frame parts shaped to receive other cycle parts or accessories (axle suspensions B62K25/00) - F02M 35/0204: {for connecting or joining to other devices, e.g. pipes} - B62J 1/08: Frames for saddles; Connections between saddle frames and seat pillars; Seat pillars (attaching seat pillars to cycle frames B62K19/36) - 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 In a saddle-ride type vehicle in which an air cleaner is arranged inward in a vehicle width direction of at least a pair of left and right main frames and arranged below a riding seat, a cleaner case for the air cleaner is configured long in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and has a cleaner case main portion storing therein a cleaner element, and a connecting tube connection portion extending forward from the cleaner case main portion so as to be connected to a connecting tube. A pair of left and right side covers covering the cleaner case from opposite sides in the vehicle width direction are supported by side cover supporting portions that are provided on left and right opposite side walls of the cleaner case main portion and the connecting tube connection portion. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A saddle-ride type vehicle in which, a riding seat is supported by a vehicle body frame including a head pipe steerably supporting a steering handlebar and a pair of left and right main frames extending rearward from the head pipe, and an air cleaner is arranged inward in a vehicle width direction of at least the pair of left and right main frames of the vehicle body frame and arranged below the riding seat, wherein a cleaner case for the air cleaner is configured long in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and has a cleaner case main portion and a connecting tube connection portion, the cleaner case main portion storing therein a cleaner element, the connecting tube connection portion extending forward from the cleaner case main portion so as to be connected to the connecting tube, and a pair of left and right side covers are supported by side cover supporting portions, the pair of left and right side covers covering the cleaner case from opposite sides in the vehicle width direction, the side cover supporting portions being provided on left and right opposite side walls of the cleaner case main portion and the connecting tube connection portion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the first and second side cover supporting portions of the first, second and third side cover supporting portions are provided in two positions, separated in an up-down direction, of a side wall of the cleaner case main portion, the first, second and third side cover supporting portions being provided in three positions of the side wall of the cleaner case so as to support each of the side covers. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the side covers are formed to extend forward beyond a front end of the riding seat as seen in a side view of the vehicle, the side covers each have a rear portion and a front portion supported by the first side cover supporting portion and the third side cover supporting portion of the first to third side cover supporting portions, the first side cover supporting portion being provided to the cleaner case main portion, the third side cover supporting portion being provided to the connecting tube connection portion, and the side covers are each formed with a curved portion, the curved portion being recessed inward in the vehicle width direction between the first and third side cover supporting portions. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the first to third side cover supporting portions are configured to be formed with fitting holes, tip end portions of first to third supporting protruding portions being fitted and supported in the fitting holes, the first to third supporting protruding portions being protuberantly arranged to each of the side covers, and the fitting hole of the first or third side cover supporting portion of the first to third side cover supporting portions is formed long along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle while allowing the tip end portion of the first or third supporting protruding portion fitted into the fitting hole to slide along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the first to third side cover supporting portions being provided to the side wall of the cleaner case at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the cleaner case has a front portion supported through the connecting tube by an engine body that is mounted in the vehicle body frame, and a rear portion supported by a battery box that is arranged behind the cleaner case and supported by the vehicle body frame. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 5, wherein the vehicle body frame includes a pair of left and right rear frames and a pair of left and right seat frames in addition to the head pipe and the pair of left and right main frames, the pair of left and right rear frames extending upward to a rear from lower portions of the main frames, the pair of left and right seat frames each connecting intermediate portions in a longitudinal direction of the main frame and the rear frame to each other and being arranged below the riding seat, and the main frames, the rear frames, and the seat frames are arranged to surround the side covers as seen in the side view of the vehicle. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 6, wherein the intermediate portions of the seat frames in the longitudinal direction are formed to be bent inward in the vehicle width direction, and the side covers are arranged in an opening, the opening being configured with the main frames, the rear frames and the seat frames and formed into a triangular shape as seen in the side view of the vehicle. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the cleaner case has a front portion supported through the connecting tube by an engine body that is mounted in the vehicle body frame, and a rear portion supported by a battery box that is arranged behind the cleaner case and supported by the vehicle body frame. ### Claim 9 (depends on 3) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 3, wherein the cleaner case has a front portion supported through the connecting tube by an engine body that is mounted in the vehicle body frame, and a rear portion supported by a battery box that is arranged behind the cleaner case and supported by the vehicle body frame. ### Claim 10 (depends on 4) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 4, wherein the cleaner case has a front portion supported through the connecting tube by an engine body that is mounted in the vehicle body frame, and a rear portion supported by a battery box that is arranged behind the cleaner case and supported by the vehicle body frame.