Intake structure for seat type vehicle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsNaoki Nozaki, Takeshi Kobayashi, Masahiro Inoue, Katsumi Kanai
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Abstract
To provide an intake structure for a seat type vehicle which makes it possible to shorten the air intake path and to prevent the taken-in air from being heated with the heat of an engine. An intake structure for a seat type vehicle is provided in which an engine and a fuel tank are mounted side by side in the lateral direction of the vehicle under the occupant seats attached onto a frame. An air cleaner is arranged to the rear of the engine with an intake port for the air cleaner being provided under the occupant seats and above the fuel tank.
Claims20
An intake structure for a seat type vehicle having an engine and a fuel tank mounted side by side in a lateral direction of the vehicle under an occupant seat and attached onto a frame comprising:
- an air cleaner arranged in a rearward direction of the engine;
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- an intake port for the air cleaner being provided under the occupant seat and above and forward with respect to the fuel tank and the engine.
An intake structure adapted to be used with a seat type vehicle having an engine and a fuel tank mounted side by side in a lateral direction of the vehicle comprising:
- an air cleaner for cleaning air supplied to the engine, said air cleaner being arranged in a rearward direction of the engine;
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- an intake port for supplying air to the air cleaner, said intake port being provided under the occupant seat and above and forward with respect to the fuel tank,
- wherein the air cleaner is located midway between right and left frames extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and intake port is located on either an outer side of either the right frame, or on an outer side of the left frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.