Electric component support structure for motorcycle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorKenji Konno
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Abstract
A mounting structure on motorcycle for protecting a capacitor from vibration and heat. In an engine having an upright cylinder a throttle body is connected to an intake path of the cylinder via an insulator, and the throttle body is connected to an air cleaner via a connecting tube. The throttle body is thereby elastically supported relative to the engine and a vehicle body frame via the insulator and the connecting tube. A capacitor is disposed at a position downward of the throttle body. The capacitor is supported integrally with the throttle body using a lower portion of a throttle body cover that covers both left and right sides of the throttle body. A vibration isolating support structure is thus achieved for the capacitor by using the throttle body that is elastically supported.
Claims19
An electric component support structure for a motorcycle, the motorcycle comprising:
- an intake path for supplying air for an engine;
- and
- a throttle body having a built-in throttle for adjusting an amount of air supplied to the intake path, the throttle body being connected to the intake path via an insulator formed from an elastic body,
- wherein the throttle body is connected to an air cleaner fixed to a vehicle body via a connecting tube formed of an elastic body,
- wherein an electric component is supported by the throttle body, and
- wherein the electric component includes a capacitor covered with a holder formed of an elastic material;
- and
- wherein the holder is mounted to the throttle body, which supports the electric component on the throttle body.
An electric component support structure for a motorcycle, the motorcycle comprising:
- an engine disposed between a front wheel and a rear wheel, the engine including a crankcase disposed downward and a cylinder extending upwardly of the crankcase, the cylinder including an intake port opening rearwardly from an upper portion thereof, the intake port being connected to a throttle body via an insulator formed of an elastic body, the throttle body being connected to an air cleaner box via a connecting tube formed of an elastic body,
- wherein an electric component is supported downwardly of the throttle body, and
- wherein the throttle body includes a throttle body cover mounted so as to cover an outside of the throttle body;
- and the electric component is supported on the throttle body cover.
An electric component support structure for a motorcycle, the motorcycle comprising:
- an engine disposed between a front wheel and a rear wheel, the engine including a crankcase disposed downward and a cylinder extending upwardly of the crankcase, the cylinder including an intake port opening rearwardly from an upper portion thereof, the intake port being connected to a throttle body via an insulator formed of an elastic body, the throttle body being connected to an air cleaner box via a connecting tube formed of an elastic body,
- wherein an electric component is supported downwardly of the throttle body, wherein the electric component is a capacitor that is accommodated at a lower portion on the inside of a holder and is supported at a position downward of the throttle body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.