Side cover structure for straddle type vehicle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsShiro Miyamoto, Kanya Takigawa
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Abstract
A side cover structure for straddle type vehicle for preventing heat at a part of the vehicle such as a knee grip portion, where the passenger's legs touch. An engine is supported on the vehicle body frame with a passenger seat disposed above the engine. A side cover covers the side direction of the vehicle body. The side cover has a knee grip portion at the position where the passenger's legs touch in the front direction of a passenger seat. In addition, the knee grip portion is doubly configured inside and outside.
Claims13
A side cover structure for a straddle vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body frame;
- an engine supported on said vehicle body frame;
- a passenger seat disposed above said engine;
- and
- a side cover arranged to cover a portion of the vehicle body in a side direction of the vehicle;
- the side cover structure including grip portions having upper end portions that extend along a bottom surface of the fuel tank in a forward direction of the passenger seat,
- each of the grip portions having a portion configured in an inside direction and an another portion configured in an outside direction of the side direction of the vehicle, and
- further comprising:
- the side cover has a main side cover covering the side direction of the vehicle body in the side view, and
- a sub-side cover covering the main side cover at each of the grip portions, and
- the main side cover including a concaved portion fixing the sub-side cover.
A side cover structure adapted for use with a straddle vehicle comprising:
- a side cover adapted for covering at least a portion of an engine as view from a side direction of the vehicle;
- the side cover structure including grip portions having upper end portions that extend along a bottom surface of the fuel tank in a forward direction of a seat,
- each of the grip portions having a portion configured in an inside direction and an another portion configured in an outside direction of the side direction of the vehicle, and
- further comprising:
- the side cover has a main side cover covering the side direction of the vehicle body in the side view, and
- a sub-side cover covering the main side cover at each of the right and left grip portions, and
- the main side cover including a concaved portion fixing the sub-side cover.
A side cover structure for a straddle vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body;
- an engine supported on the vehicle body frame;
- a passenger seat disposed above the engine;
- and
- a side cover arranged to cover a portion of the vehicle body in a side direction of the vehicle;
- the side cover structure including grip portions having upper end portions that extend along a bottom surface of the fuel tank in a forward direction of the passenger seat,
- each of the grip portions having a portion configured in an inside direction and an another portion configured in an outside direction of the side direction of the vehicle, and further comprising:
- an air cleaner disposed on an intake passage of the engine;
- a main side cover has a side swelling portion spreading to the side direction of the vehicle body in the rear direction of a sub-side cover, a notching portion is provided on the lower surface side adjacent to the side swelling portion;
- and
- an intake port of the air cleaner is disposed inside the side swelling portion of the main side cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.