Installation structure of intake air temperature sensor
AssigneeSuzuki Motor Corporation
InventorsShinichi YAMADA, Atsushi SAKANE
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Abstract
In an installation structure of an intake air temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of intake air to an engine in a straddle-type vehicle, an air cleaner case is installed behind the engine, an outlet tube is connected to a front surface of the air cleaner case, a rear suspension is installed in front of the air cleaner case, the outlet tube has a passage portion extending forward through one side with respect to the rear suspension in a vehicle width direction of the straddle-type vehicle, and the intake air temperature sensor is installed on a side surface on another side of the outlet tube in the vehicle width direction.
Claims12
An installation structure of an intake air temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of intake air to an engine in a straddle-type vehicle, wherein
- an air cleaner case is installed behind the engine,
- an outlet tube is connected to a front surface of the air cleaner case,
- a rear suspension is installed in front of the air cleaner case,
- the outlet tube has a passage portion extending forward through one side with respect to the rear suspension in a vehicle width direction of the straddle-type vehicle, and
- the intake air temperature sensor is installed on a side surface on another side of the outlet tube in the vehicle width direction.
A straddle-type vehicle, comprising:
- an air cleaner case installed behind an engine;
- an outlet tube connected to a front surface of the air cleaner case;
- a rear suspension installed in front of the air cleaner case;
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- an intake air temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of intake air to the engine, wherein
- the outlet tube has a passage portion extending forward through one side with respect to the rear suspension in a vehicle width direction of the straddle-type vehicle, and
- the intake air temperature sensor is installed on a side surface on another side of the outlet tube in the vehicle width direction.
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