Back to results
US 7,387,180 B2Granted
Air guide structure in motor vehicle leg shield
AssigneeYamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsToshihiko Konno, Kaoru Kamimura, Naoto Gunaguchi
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A vehicle includes a leg shield arranged to cover the front sides of the legs of a driver riding the vehicle and a heat exchanger arranged on the front surface side of the leg shield. The leg shield includes a wind guide space formed by a wall member of the leg shield, a first opening formed in a portion of the wall member of the leg shield located at least behind the heat exchanger for guiding air passing through the heat exchanger to the wind guide space and a second opening formed in another portion of the wall member of the leg shield separated from the first opening by a predetermined distance for discharging the air passing through the heat exchanger, guided to the first opening from the wind guide space.
Claims28
A vehicle comprising:
- a leg shield arranged to cover front portions of legs of a driver riding the vehicle and including a wall member;
- and
- a heat exchanger arranged on a front surface side of said leg shield;
- wherein said leg shield includes:
- a wind guide space defined by said wall member of said leg shield;
- a first opening formed in a portion of said wall member of said leg shield located at least behind said heat exchanger and said first opening being arranged to guide air passing through said heat exchanger to said wind guide space;
- a second opening formed in another portion of said wall member of said leg shield that is separated from said first opening by a distance and said second opening being arranged to discharge air that passes through said heat exchanger and is guided to said first opening from said wind guide space;
- a third opening connected to said wind guide space and opening toward a front portion of the vehicle;
- wherein
- said first opening is provided on an intermediate portion of a wind guide path for discharging air that is introduced from said third opening to pass through said wind guide space from said second opening;
- and
- the air introduced into said third opening is initially independent from the air passing through the heat exchanger and then the air introduced into said third opening and the air passing through the heat exchanger is mixed together in the wind guide space.
9 more elements
A vehicle comprising:
- a leg shield arranged to cover front portions of legs of a driver riding the vehicle and including a wall member;
- a heat exchanger arranged on a front surface side of said leg shield;
- wherein
- said leg shield includes:
- a wind guide space defined by said wall member of said leg shield;
- a first opening formed in a portion of said wall member of said leg shield located at least behind said heat exchanger and said first opening being arranged to guide air passing through said heat exchanger to said wind guide space;
- a second opening formed in another portion of said wall member of said leg shield that is separated from said first opening by a distance and said second opening being arranged to discharge air that passes through said heat exchanger and is guided to said first opening from said wind guide space;
- a third opening connected to said wind guide space and opening toward a front portion of the vehicle;
- and
- a first rib provided on the wall member of said leg shield and arranged to project from an edge of said first opening to cover at least a rear portion of said heat exchanger;
- wherein
- said first opening is provided on an intermediate portion of a wind guide path for discharging air that is introduced from said third opening to pass through said wind guide space from said second opening;
- and
- the air introduced into said third opening is initially independent from the air passing through the heat exchanger and then the air introduced into said third opening and the air passing through the heat exchanger is mixed together in the wind guide space.
11 more elements
A vehicle comprising:
- a leg shield arranged to cover front portions of legs of a driver riding the vehicle and including a wall member;
- and
- a heat exchanger arranged on a front surface side of said leg shield;
- wherein
- said leg shield includes:
- a wind guide space defined by said wall member of said leg shield;
- a first opening formed in a portion of said wall member of said leg shield located at least behind said heat exchanger and said first opening being arranged to guide air passing through said heat exchanger to said wind guide space;
- a second opening formed in another portion of said wall member of said leg shield that is separated from said first opening by a distance and said second opening being arranged to discharge air that passes through said heat exchanger and is guided to said first opening from said wind guide space;
- a third opening connected to said wind guide space and opening toward a front portion of the vehicle;
- wherein
- said first opening is provided on an intermediate portion of a wind guide path for discharging air that is introduced from said third opening to pass through said wind guide space from said second opening;
- the air introduced into said third opening is initially independent from the air passing through the heat exchanger and then the air introduced into said third opening and the air passing through the heat exchanger is mixed together in the wind guide space;
- and
- said leg shield includes:
- a first cover member arranged at least behind said heat exchanger;
- and
- a second cover member defining at least a portion of said wind guide space.
14 more elements
A vehicle comprising:
- a leg shield arranged to cover front portions of legs of a driver riding the vehicle and including a wall member;
- and
- a heat exchanger arranged on a front surface side of said leg shield;
- wherein
- said leg shield includes:
- a wind guide space defined by said wall member of said leg shield;
- a first opening formed in a portion of said wall member of said leg shield located at least behind said heat exchanger and said first opening being arranged to guide air passing through said heat exchanger to said wind guide space;
- a second opening formed in another portion of said wall member of said leg shield that is separated from said first opening by a distance and said second opening being arranged to discharge air that passes through said heat exchanger and is guided to said first opening from said wind guide space;
- a third opening connected to said wind guide space and opening toward a front portion of the vehicle;
- wherein
- said first opening is provided on an intermediate portion of a wind guide path for discharging air that is introduced from said third opening to pass through said wind guide space from said second opening;
- the air introduced into said third opening is initially independent from the air passing through the heat exchanger and then the air introduced into said third opening and the air passing through the heat exchanger is mixed together in the wind guide space;
- and
- said third opening is provided in front of said heat exchanger.
11 more elements
A vehicle comprising:
- a leg shield arranged to cover front portions of legs of a driver riding the vehicle and including a wall member;
- and
- a heat exchanger arranged on a front surface side of said leg shield;
- wherein
- said leg shield includes:
- a wind guide space defined by said wall member of said leg shield;
- a first opening formed in a portion of said wall member of said leg shield located at least behind said heat exchanger and said first opening being arranged to guide air passing through said heat exchanger to said wind guide space;
- a second opening formed in another portion of said wall member of said leg shield that is separated from said first opening by a distance and said second opening being arranged to discharge air that passes through said heat exchanger and is guided to said first opening from said wind guide space;
- a third opening connected to said wind guide space and opening toward a front portion of the vehicle;
- wherein
- said first opening is provided on an intermediate portion of a wind guide path for discharging air that is introduced from said third opening to pass through said wind guide space from said second opening;
- and
- the air introduced into said third opening is initially independent from the air passing through the heat exchanger and then the air introduced into said third opening and the air passing through the heat exchanger is mixed together in the wind guide space;
- and
- said heat exchanger is arranged to extend in a lateral direction of the vehicle,
- said leg shield includes a first cover member arranged to extend from a rear portion of said heat exchanger toward a front portion of said heat exchanger through a side portion to at least partially constitute said wind guide space, and said first opening is formed in said first cover member and the heat exchanger extending in the lateral direction of said vehicle is partially arranged in said wind guide space through said first opening.
13 more elements
A vehicle comprising:
- a leg shield arranged to cover front portions of legs of a driver riding the vehicle and including a wall member;
- and
- a heat exchanger arranged on a front surface side of said leg shield;
- wherein
- said leg shield includes:
- a wind guide space defined by said wall member of said leg shield;
- a first opening formed in a portion of said wall member of said leg shield located at least behind said heat exchanger and said first opening being arranged to guide air passing through said heat exchanger to said wind guide space;
- a second opening formed in another portion of said wall member of said leg shield that is separated from said first opening by a distance and said second opening being arranged to discharge air that passes through said heat exchanger and is guided to said first opening from said wind guide space;
- a third opening connected to said wind guide space and opening toward a front portion of the vehicle;
- wherein
- said first opening is provided on an intermediate portion of a wind guide path for discharging air that is introduced from said third opening to pass through said wind guide space from said second opening;
- and
- air in the heat exchanger is exhausted via the first opening by way of streams of air flowing from said third opening toward said second opening.
10 more elements
A vehicle comprising:
- a leg shield arranged to cover front portions of legs of a driver riding the vehicle and including a wall member;
- a heat exchanger arranged on a front surface side of said leg shield;
- wherein
- said leg shield includes:
- a wind guide space defined by said wall member of said leg shield;
- a first opening formed in a portion of said wall member of said leg shield located at least behind said heat exchanger and said first opening being arranged to guide air passing through said heat exchanger to said wind guide space;
- a second opening formed in another portion of said wall member of said leg shield that is separated from said first opening by a distance and said second opening being arranged to discharge air that passes through said heat exchanger and is guided to said first opening from said wind guide space;
- a third opening connected to said wind guide space and opening toward a front portion of the vehicle;
- and
- a first rib provided on the wall member of said leg shield and arranged to project from an edge of said first opening to cover at least a rear portion of said heat exchanger;
- wherein
- said first opening is provided on an intermediate portion of a wind guide path for discharging air that is introduced from said third opening to pass through said wind guide space from said second opening;
- and
- air in the heat exchanger is exhausted via the first opening by way of streams of air flowing from said third opening toward said second opening.
11 more elements
A vehicle comprising:
- a leg shield arranged to cover front portions of legs of a driver riding the vehicle and including a wall member;
- and
- a heat exchanger arranged on a front surface side of said leg shield;
- wherein
- said leg shield includes:
- a wind guide space defined by said wall member of said leg shield;
- a first opening formed in a portion of said wall member of said leg shield located at least behind said heat exchanger and said first opening being arranged to guide air passing through said heat exchanger to said wind guide space;
- a second opening formed in another portion of said wall member of said leg shield that is separated from said first opening by a distance and said second opening being arranged to discharge air that passes through said heat exchanger and is guided to said first opening from said wind guide space;
- a third opening connected to said wind guide space and opening toward a front portion of the vehicle;
- wherein
- said first opening is provided on an intermediate portion of a wind guide path for discharging air that is introduced from said third opening to pass through said wind guide space from said second opening;
- air in the heat exchanger is exhausted via the first opening by way of streams of air flowing from said third opening toward said second opening;
- and
- said leg shield includes:
- a first cover member arranged at least behind said heat exchanger;
- and
- a second cover member defining at least a portion of said wind guide space.
14 more elements
A vehicle comprising:
- a leg shield arranged to cover front portions of legs of a driver riding the vehicle and including a wall member;
- and
- a heat exchanger arranged on a front surface side of said leg shield;
- wherein
- said leg shield includes:
- a wind guide space defined by said wall member of said leg shield;
- a first opening formed in a portion of said wall member of said leg shield located at least behind said heat exchanger and said first opening being arranged to guide air passing through said heat exchanger to said wind guide space;
- a second opening formed in another portion of said wall member of said leg shield that is separated from said first opening by a distance and said second opening being arranged to discharge air that passes through said heat exchanger and is guided to said first opening from said wind guide space;
- a third opening connected to said wind guide space and opening toward a front portion of the vehicle;
- wherein
- said first opening is provided on an intermediate portion of a wind guide path for discharging air that is introduced from said third opening to pass through said wind guide space from said second opening;
- air in the heat exchanger is exhausted via the first opening by way of streams of air flowing from said third opening toward said second opening;
- and
- said heat exchanger is arranged to extend in a lateral direction of the vehicle,
- said leg shield includes a first cover member arranged to extend from a rear portion of said heat exchanger toward a front portion of said heat exchanger through a side portion to at least partially constitute said wind guide space, and said first opening is formed in said first cover member and the heat exchanger extending in the lateral direction of said vehicle is partially arranged in said wind guide space through said first opening.
12 more elements
A vehicle comprising:
- a leg shield arranged to cover front portions of legs of a driver riding the vehicle and including a wall member;
- and
- a heat exchanger arranged on a front surface side of said leg shield;
- wherein
- said leg shield includes:
- a wind guide space defined by said wall member of said leg shield;
- a first opening formed in a portion of said wall member of said leg shield located at least behind said heat exchanger and said first opening being arranged to guide air passing through said heat exchanger to said wind guide space;
- a second opening formed in another portion of said wall member of said leg shield that is separated from said first opening by a distance and said second opening being arranged to discharge air that passes through said heat exchanger and is guided to said first opening from said wind guide space;
- a third opening connected to said wind guide space and opening toward a front portion of the vehicle;
- wherein
- said first opening is provided on an intermediate portion of a wind guide path for discharging air that is introduced from said third opening to pass through said wind guide space from said second opening;
- air in the heat exchanger is exhausted via the first opening by way of streams of air flowing from said third opening toward said second opening;
- and
- said heat exchanger includes:
- a pair of tank members spaced from each other in a lateral direction of the vehicle;
- and
- a core member arranged between said pair of tank members;
- wherein
- at least one of said pair of tank members is arranged in said wind guide space through said first opening.
16 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.