Motorcycle having a housing box and storage space arranged to increase the capacity of the intake system
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKazutaka Minami, Mitsuru Kojima, Yuichi Moriyama
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Abstract
A motorcycle having a housing box and storage space arranged to increase the capacity of the intake system. In a motorcycle, a crank case, an engine, including a cylinder that extends forwardly from the crank case, and a housing box are arranged under a seat. An intake passage extends rearwardly from above the cylinder. An intake port of the intake passage is connected to an air chamber, and an intake port of the air chamber is connected to an air cleaner through a communication path. The air chamber is arranged upwardly of the crank case. The housing box is arranged rearwardly of the air chamber and the air cleaner is arranged to the side of the housing box.
Claims14
A storage space for a motorcycle in which a crank case, an engine with a cylinder extending forwardly from the crank case, and a housing box are arranged under a seat comprising:
- an intake passage extending rearwardly from an upper portion of said cylinder;
- an air chamber arranged above said crank case and being connected to an intake port of said intake passage;
- said housing box arranged rearwardly of said air chamber;
- an air cleaner arranged to a side of said housing box;
- and
- said air cleaner and said air chamber are connected by a communication path.
A storage space for a motorcycle comprising:
- a frame;
- an engine mounted relative to said frame and including at least one cylinder
- extending forwardly therefrom;
- a space formed above said engine and under said seat;
- a housing box being arranged in said space;
- an intake passage extending rearwardly from an upper portion of said cylinder;
- an air chamber arranged above said engine and being connected to an intake port of said intake passage;
- said housing box arranged rearwardly of said air chamber;
- an air cleaner arranged to a side of said housing box;
- and
- said air cleaner and said air chamber are connected by a communication path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.