# US 7,407,179 B2 · Saddle-ride type vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,407,179 B2 - Document ID: US7407179B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 11/388,546 - Filed: 2006-03-24 - Published: 2006-10-05 - Granted: 2008-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2005-03-31 - Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Yuichiro Tsuruta; Toru Iwadate; Taeko Togawa; Yoshiaki Noda - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7407179B2 ## CPC - F02M 35/04: specially arranged with respect to engine {, to intake system or specially adapted to vehicle}; Mounting thereon {; Combinations with other devices (combined with silencers F02M35/14)} - B62D 49/0671: {the driver riding on the tractor} - F02M 35/10216: {Fuel injectors; Fuel pipes or rails; Fuel pumps or pressure regulators} - F02M 35/162: {Motorcycles; All-terrain vehicles, e.g. quads, snowmobiles; Small vehicles, e.g. forklifts} - F02M 35/116: for engines with cylinders in V-arrangement or arranged oppositely relative to the main shaft - F02M: SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF - B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M) ## Abstract A saddle-ride type vehicle eliminates the input of disturbances to a throttle body upon opening/closing of a vehicle seat, and is capable of reliably protecting an injector. An air cleaner 18 is disposed on the rear side of an engine 5, a fuel tank 22 is disposed above the engine 5, and a seat 23 is disposed on the rear side of the fuel tank 22 such that the seat 23 can be opened or closed. A throttle body 17 having an injector 17a is disposed in a space below the seat 23 and between the engine 5 and the air cleaner 18. A protector cover 80 covers the throttle body 17 from the upper side. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A saddle-ride type vehicle, comprising: An air cleaner disposed on the rear side of an engine attached to a vehicle body frame; a fuel tank disposed above the engine; a driver seat attached on the rear side of the fuel tank such that the seat is openable and closable; a throttle body which has an injector and that is disposed in a space below the seat and between the engine and the air cleaner; and a protector cover which covers the upper side of the throttle body, said protector cover being configured also to cover the injector from the upper side, so that the injector is not directly exposed to the outside when the seat is lifted. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a part of the protector cover is expanded to form an expanded portion inside which a component protecting space is defined. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 2, wherein a coupler, a connector, and said injector are accommodated in said protecting space. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the protector cover has an opening for avoiding interference with a vehicle body component. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 4 including a resonator and a snorkel, said resonator being bifurcated from said snorkel with said opening in said protector cover facing said resonator. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 1 wherein said body frame includes a cross pipe and said protector cover includes support arms forming an auxiliary arm, said auxiliary arm having an end with a curled portion which engages a central portion of said cross pipe. ### Claim 7 A saddle-ride type vehicle, comprising: An air cleaner disposed on the rear side of an engine attached to a vehicle body frame; a fuel tank disposed above the engine; a driver seat attached on the rear side of the fuel tank such that the seat is openable and closable; a throttle body which has an injector and that is disposed in a space below the seat and between the engine and the air cleaner; and a protector cover which covers the upper side of the throttle body, wherein the protector cover is supported by the body frame and a snorkel on an upper stream side of the air cleaner. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 7, wherein the protector cover is fixed to said snorkel with a clip. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 7 wherein said snorkel is located under the seat and exposed to outside of the vehicle along with upper pipes of the body frame.