All terrain vehicle with radiator protection
AssigneeYamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTakashi Yamamura, Motoyuki Hara
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Abstract
A vehicle including a main body frame having a length direction and a width direction includes a front frame carried by the main body frame. The front frame includes a first front cross frame having a generally height and extends along said main body's width direction. A second front cross frame is disposed frontward and offset from the first cross frame at an elevational height less than the first front cross frame. A first and second side frame interconnect with the first cross frame and the second cross frame to define radiator cage having an interior space. A radiator is disposed within the interior space of said radiator cage.
Claims18
A vehicle including a main body frame having a length direction and a width direction, the vehicle comprising:
- a front frame carried by said main body frame including:
- a first front cross frame extending along said width direction of the main body frame;
- a second front cross frame that is disposed frontward and offset from said first front cross frame at an elevational height less than an elevational height of said first front cross frame and that extends along the width direction of the main body frame;
- a first front side frame and a second front side frame that are, respectively, disposed on a left side and a right side of the main body frame as to extend along the length direction of the main body frame, and that respectively interconnect the first front cross frame and the second front cross frame to define a radiator cage having an interior space;
- said first front side frame and said second front side frame being inclined from said second front cross frame to said first front cross frame;
- a radiator disposed within said interior space of said radiator cage;
- a left cushion unit including an upper end attached to the second front cross frame and a lower end attached to a front wheel suspension;
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- a right cushion unit including an upper end attached to the second front cross frame and a lower end attached to the front wheel suspension.
A vehicle including a main body frame having a length direction and a width direction, the vehicle comprising:
- a front frame carried by said main body frame including:
- a first front cross frame extending along said width direction of the main body frame;
- a second front cross frame that is disposed frontward and offset from said first cross frame at an elevational height less than an elevational height of said first front cross frame and that extends along the width direction of the main body frame;
- a first front side frame and a second front side frame that are, respectively, disposed on a left side and a right side of the main body frame so as to extend along the length direction of the main body frame, and that respectively interconnect the first front cross frame and the second front cross frame to define a radiator cage having an interior space;
- said first front side frame and said second front side frame being inclined from said second front cross frame to said first front cross frame;
- a radiator at least partially disposed within said interior space of said radiator cage;
- said radiator having a front profile defined by a top radiator portion, a bottom radiator portion, and a radiator body;
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- said radiator front profile being carried within said interior space of said radiator cage in a manner wherein said front profile does not extend past a plane defined by a most forward surface of said second front cross frame;
- a left cushion unit including an upper end attached to the second front cross frame and a lower end attached to a front wheel suspension;
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- a right cushion unit including an upper end attached to the second front cross frame and a lower end attached to the front wheel suspension.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.