# US 8,770,332 B2 · Motorcycle and vehicle body frame > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,770,332 B2 - Document ID: US8770332B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/657,202 - Filed: 2012-10-22 - Published: 2013-04-25 - Granted: 2014-07-08 - Earliest claimed: 2011-10-24 - Assignees: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha - Applicants: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Akinori Hirano; Takehisa Katsura; Katsutoshi Satoh - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8770332B2 ## CPC - B62K 11/04: characterised by the engine being between front and rear wheels - Y10T 403/7041: including set screw - B62K: CYCLES; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES; CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE SIDECARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract A vehicle body frame includes an upper frame, lower frame and a fastening member. The fastening member includes first and second bolts. The first bolt is provided to obliquely cross an axial line of a lower frame end connected to an upper frame end and to fasten the lower frame end to the upper frame end. The second bolt is provided to orthogonally cross the axial line of the lower frame end and fasten the lower frame end to the upper frame end. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A motorcycle, comprising: an engine; and a vehicle body frame provided around the engine, the vehicle body frame including an upper frame including a head pipe, a main frame that extends backward and obliquely downward from the head pipe, and a front frame that extends downward from the head pipe, the upper frame having a first upper frame end that is a lower end of the front frame and a second upper frame end that is a lower end of the main frame, a lower frame provided between the first upper frame end and the second upper frame end, the lower frame including a first lower frame end connected to the first upper frame end and a second lower frame end connected to the second upper frame end, and a first fastening member fastening a joined upper frame end of the upper frame and a joined lower frame end of the lower frame, the joined upper frame end and the joined lower frame end being one of the first upper frame end and the first lower frame end respectively, and the second upper frame end and the second lower frame end respectively, the first fastening member including a first bolt provided to obliquely cross a first axial line of the joined lower frame end, and to fasten the joined lower frame end to the joined upper frame end, and a second bolt provided to orthogonally cross the first axial line and to fasten the joined lower frame end to the joined upper frame end. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein the first axial line passes through the first bolt. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The motorcycle according to claim 2, wherein the first bolt orthogonally crosses the second bolt. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The motorcycle according to claim 3, wherein the first fastening member further comprises a bracket attached to one of the joined upper frame end and the joined lower frame end, and the second bolt fastens the bracket to the other one of the joined upper frame end and the joined lower frame end. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The motorcycle according to claim 4, wherein an end surface of the joined lower frame end is inclined with respect to the first axial line, and an end surface of the joined upper frame end is opposed to the end surface of the joined lower frame end. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The motorcycle according to claim 5, wherein the first bolt is inserted into a hole having an opening at the end surface of the joined lower frame end, and the first bolt is disposed in a direction normal to the end surface of the joined lower frame end. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The motorcycle according to claim 6, wherein in a side view of the motorcycle, the vehicle body frame has an inner side that is closer to the engine than an outer side of the vehicle body frame, the inner side being where the engine is provided, further wherein the first bolt is inserted to the inner side of the vehicle body frame from the outer side of the vehicle body frame. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The motorcycle according to claim 4, wherein the first fastening member further comprises an attachment bolt used to attach the bracket to the one of the joined upper frame end and the joined lower frame end, and further wherein the attachment bolt extends in a same direction as the second bolt. ### Claim 9 (depends on 4) The motorcycle according to claim 4, wherein the engine is attached to the bracket. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein the joined upper frame end and the joined lower frame end are the first upper frame end and the first lower frame end respectively, the motorcycle further comprises a second fastening member that fastens the second lower frame end to the second upper frame end, the second fastening member comprising a third bolt provided to obliquely cross a second axial line of the second lower frame end to fasten the second lower frame end to the second upper frame end, and a fourth bolt provided to orthogonally cross the second axial line to fasten the second lower frame end to the second upper frame end. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The motorcycle according to claim 10, further comprising: a rear shock absorber; and a link mechanism coupled to a lower end of the rear shock absorber, wherein the main frame includes a pair of main frames and the second upper frame end includes a pair of second upper frame ends that correspond to the main frames respectively, and an attachment member is provided between the pair of second upper frame ends and is coupled with the link mechanism. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein the main frame has a pair of main frames, and the pair of main frames has a part that overlaps the engine in a side view of the motorcycle. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein the lower frame has a pair of lower frames, and the pair of lower frames has a part that overlaps the engine in a side view. ### Claim 14 A vehicle body frame provided around an engine for use in a motorcycle, comprising: an upper frame including a head pipe, a main frame that extends backward and obliquely downward from the head pipe, and a front frame that extends downward from the head pipe, wherein the upper frame has a first upper frame end that is a lower end of the front frame and a second upper frame end that is a lower end of the main frame; a lower frame provided between the first upper frame end and the second upper frame end, wherein the lower frame includes a first lower frame end connected to the first upper frame end and a second lower frame end connected to the second upper frame end; and a fastening member that fastens a joined upper frame end of the upper frame and a joined lower frame end of the lower frame, the joined upper frame end and the joined lower frame end being one of the first upper frame end and the first lower frame end respectively, and the second upper frame end and the second lower frame end respectively, the fastening member including a first bolt provided to obliquely cross an axial line of the joined lower frame end and to fasten the joined lower frame end to the joined upper frame end, and a second bolt provided to orthogonally cross said axial line to fasten the joined lower frame end to the joined upper frame end. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The vehicle body frame according to claim 14, wherein the axial line passes through the first bolt. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The vehicle body frame according to claim 15, wherein the first bolt orthogonally crosses the second bolt. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The vehicle body frame according to claim 16, wherein the fastening member further comprises a bracket attached to one of the joined upper frame end and the joined lower frame end, and the second bolt fastens the bracket to the other one of the joined upper frame end and the joined lower frame end. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The vehicle body frame according to claim 17, wherein the fastening member further comprises an attachment bolt used to attach the bracket to the one of the joined upper frame end and the joined lower frame end, and further wherein the attachment bolt extends in a same direction as the second bolt.