Straddle vehicle
OwnerTomo YAMAMOTO, Toya TAKAHASHIinventors
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Abstract
A straddle vehicle includes: a pair of top frames; a pair of pivot frames each of which is connected to a rear end of a corresponding one of the pair of top frames; a cross frame coupling the pair of top frames or the pair of pivot frames to each other; a swing arm pivotally coupled to the pair of pivot frames; a bracket extending from the cross frame; and a rear suspension pivotally connected at an upper end to the bracket and at a lower end to the swing arm. In a side view of the straddle vehicle, a first line extending from a pivotal axis of the upper end of the rear suspension to a pivotal axis of the lower end of the rear suspension passes through the cross frame.
Claims9
A straddle vehicle comprising:
- a pair of top frames extending in a forward/backward direction of the straddle vehicle;
- a pair of pivot frames each of which is connected to a rear end of a corresponding one of the pair of top frames, the pivot frames extending in a downward direction of the straddle vehicle;
- a cross frame extending in a leftward/rightward direction of the straddle vehicle and coupling the pair of top frames or the pair of pivot frames to each other;
- a swing arm pivotally coupled to the pair of pivot frames and supporting a rear wheel of the straddle vehicle;
- a bracket extending from the cross frame in the downward direction;
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- a rear suspension having an upper end and a lower end, the rear suspension being pivotally connected at the upper end to the bracket and at the lower end to the swing arm, wherein
- in a side view of the straddle vehicle, a first line extending from a pivotal axis of the upper end of the rear suspension to a pivotal axis of the lower end of the rear suspension passes through the cross frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.