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US 7,730,985 B2Granted
Motorcycle with battery mounting arrangement
AssigneeYamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorSatoshi Oohashi
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Abstract
A motorcycle includes a motorcycle body, which incorporates a frame. An engine is supported by the motorcycle body. The engine includes a cylinder block and a crank case. An exhaust pipe communicates with the engine and has a portion that extends along a side of the engine. A battery is located above an upper surface of the crank case of the engine and to the rear of the cylinder block. The portion exhaust pipe extending along the side of the engine is located to a side of the battery and a heat shield plate is positioned between the exhaust pipe and the battery.
Claims24
A motorcycle, comprising:
- a frame;
- an engine supported by the frame, the engine comprising a crank case and a cylinder block supported on a forward portion of the crank case;
- an exhaust pipe coupled to the engine and having a portion that extends along a side of the engine;
- a battery located above an upper surface of the crank case of the engine and to the rear of the cylinder block;
- and
- a heat shield plate including an insulating sheet that inhibits transmission of heat positioned between the exhaust pipe and the battery;
- wherein
- the exhaust pipe and at least a portion of the heat shield plate overlap each other when viewed from a side of the motorcycle.
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A motorcycle, comprising:
- a body;
- an engine supported relative to the body, the engine comprising a crank case and a cylinder block supported by the crank case;
- a battery located above the crank case and rearward of the cylinder block;
- an exhaust pipe communicating with the engine and having a portion that extends along a side of the engine;
- and
- a heat shield that inhibits the transmission of heat produced by the exhaust pipe to the battery;
- wherein
- the exhaust pipe and at least a portion of the heat shield overlap each other when viewed from a side of the motorcycle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.