Scooter type vehicle
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsSusumu Michisaka, Hiroyasu Ota
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Abstract
A scooter type vehicle such as a motorcycle includes a fuel tank disposed between a pair of left and right side frames extending in the fore-and-aft direction. The fuel tank is covered by an undercover on its under side and by a footrest plate on its upper side. The undercover is inserted between the left and right side frames from above. Edges of the undercover are placed on the left and right side frames, and the fuel tank is stored in a storage recess on the undercover from above. Edges of the fuel tank are placed on the edges of the undercover, and the footrest plate is placed on the edges of the fuel tank. The left and right side frames can then support the undercover, the fuel tank, and the footrest plate with the present invention.
Claims18
A scooter type vehicle having a vehicle body, said vehicle comprising:
- an engine having at least one cylinder;
- a front and a rear wheel;
- a pair of left and right side frames extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body;
- a container having an upper side and a lower side and being disposed between said pair of left and right side frames;
- an undercover having edges, said undercover covering said lower side of said container and being inserted between the left and right side frames from a position above said container, wherein said edges of said undercover are engaged with said left and right side frames;
- a footrest plate covering said upper side of said container, said left and right side frames supporting said undercover;
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- an edge of said container engaging said footrest plate, said container being sandwiched between said undercover and said footrest plate.
A vehicle frame for a scooter type vehicle, said vehicle frame comprising:
- a pair of left and right side frames extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle frame;
- a container having an upper side and a lower side and being disposed between said pair of left and right side frames;
- an undercover having edges, said undercover covering said lower side of said container and being inserted between the left and right side frames from a position above said container, wherein said edges of said undercover are engaged with said left and right side frames;
- a footrest plate covering said upper side of said container, said left and right side frames supporting said undercover;
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- an edge of said container engaging said footrest plate, said container being sandwiched between said undercover and said footrest plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.