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US 7,740,095 B2Granted
Vehicle including frame, swing arm and side-supported damper
AssigneeYamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorEiji Matsushima
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Abstract
A motorcycle includes rear side frame portions disposed rearward of an engine and swing arms that swing relative to the rear side frame portions 11A. An oil damper provides damping force to the swing arm and extends in a vertical direction. The rear side frame portions have damper supporting sections that support lateral sides of the oil damper.
Claims10
A vehicle comprising:
- an engine;
- a rear side frame disposed rearward of the engine;
- a swing arm that swings relative to the rear side frame;
- and
- a damper supported by the rear side frame and the swing arm and providing a damping force to the swing arm, wherein
- the damper extends in a vertical direction, and
- the rear side frame has a damper supporting section that supports a lateral side of the damper, wherein
- the damper comprises a cylinder and a rod that is extendable beyond a bottom end of the cylinder;
- and
- the damper supporting section of the rear side frame connects to an attaching bracket that projects sideward from an outer surface of the damper between a top end of the damper and a bottom end of the damper in a vertical direction, and wherein the top end of the damper is positioned above the lateral side of the damper that is supported by the damper supporting section of the rear side frame.
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