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US 8,297,398 B2Granted
Two-wheeled motor vehicle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsTaisuke Nimura, Kenji Kofuji, Kiyotaka Sakai, Saiji Suzuta, Toshiyuki Iwai, Satoshi Kogo, Eiji Toriyama
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Abstract
A two-wheeled motor vehicle provided with a drive shaft (32) rotatably supported by a swing arm (28) rockable on a pivot shaft (27). The longitudinal center axis (32J) of the drive shaft (32) is located below a line (28C) interconnecting the pivot shaft (27) and an axle (40). The drive shaft (32) is surrounded by the swing arm (28).
Claims2
A two-wheeled motor vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body frame;
- an engine fixed to the vehicle body frame;
- a pivot shaft provided on a rear portion of the vehicle body frame;
- a single swing arm extending rearward from the pivot shaft and swingably support a rear wheel;
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- a drive shaft disposed to extend between the engine and the rear wheel to transmit drive force from the engine to the rear wheel,
- wherein a longitudinal central axis of the drive shaft is located below an imaginary line interconnecting the pivot shaft and an axle of the rear wheel,
- the single swing arm is disposed to surround the drive shaft, and
- the single swing arm has, in a front half region thereof, upper and lower spaces partitioned from each other by a partition member, and the drive shaft is disposed within the lower space.
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