Cooling device for motorcycle
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsNaoki Urano, Hiroshi Inokawa
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Abstract
A cooling device is efficiently arranged which simplifies and reduces the weight of piping for the cooling device by shortening the piping. A cooling water pump is arranged on a vertically elongated skid plate at one side of a crankcase. A reservoir tank is located on the other side of the crankcase. The reservoir tank is formed of synthetic resin or similar material. The reservoir tank is housed in a space between the skid plate and a front section of an ACG case of the reservoir tank.
Claims20
A motorcycle having an engine arranged between front and rear wheels, an underneath of the engine being covered by a shield plate, in which a crankcase is arranged below the engine, a cylinder head projects outwards from the top of the crankcase, and a cooling device, said cooling device comprising:
- a radiator disposed in front of the cylinder head;
- a cooling water pump arranged on one side of the crankcase for causing circulation of cooling water for the engine;
- a reservoir tank arranged close to the other side for cooling water, said reservoir tank being located below said radiator;
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- a skid plate covering at least front parts of the cooling water pump and the reservoir tank,
- wherein a space is formed between said skid plate and said crankcase, said cooling water pump is located within said space, and said reservoir tank is located within said space.
A motorcycle comprising:
- a frame;
- an engine supported by said frame, said engine including a crankcase and a cylinder head;
- a radiator disposed in front of said cylinder head;
- a skid plate attached to the frame forwardly of said crankcase such that a space is formed between said skid plate and said crankcase;
- a cooling water pump located within said space for circulating cooling water through said engine;
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- a reservoir tank located within said space and below said radiator for receiving cooling water therein;
- said skid plate covering at least front parts of the cooling water pump and the reservoir tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.