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US 9,283,992 B2Granted
Vehicle
AssigneeYamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America
InventorMichael Deschamps
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a left front wheel and a right front wheel, a left rear wheel and a right rear wheel, and a frame that rotatably supports the wheels. The frame includes a left frame portion and a right frame portion each extending in a front-back direction, a left protruded portion that protrudes to the left from the left frame portion, forward of the left rear wheel, and a right protruded portion that protrudes to the right from right frame portion, forward of the right rear wheel. In a front view, from outside to inside, the left rear wheel, the left protruded portion, and the left front wheel are arranged in this order. In the front view, from outside to inside, the right rear wheel, the right protruded portion, and the right front wheel are disposed in this order.
Claims26
A vehicle comprising:
- a left front wheel and a right front wheel arranged in a left-right direction of the vehicle;
- a left rear wheel and a right rear wheel arranged in the left-right direction of the vehicle, and rearward of the left front wheel and the right front wheel;
- and
- a frame configured to rotatably support the left front wheel, the right front wheel, the left rear wheel, and the right rear wheel;
- wherein
- the frame includes:
- a left frame portion and a right frame portion each extending in a front-back direction of the vehicle;
- a left protruded portion that is supported by the left frame portion, that protrudes to a left side with respect to the left frame portion, and that is arranged forward of the left rear wheel;
- and
- a right protruded portion that is supported by the right frame portion, that protrudes to a right side with respect to the right frame portion, and that is arranged forward of the right rear wheel;
- the left rear wheel, the left protruded portion, and the left front wheel are arranged in this order from outside to inside in a front view of the vehicle;
- and
- the right rear wheel, the right protruded portion, and the right front wheel are arranged in this order from outside to inside in the front view of the vehicle.
10 more elements
A vehicle comprising:
- a left front wheel and a right front wheel arranged in a left-right direction of the vehicle;
- a left rear wheel and a right rear wheel arranged in the left-right of the direction of the vehicle, and rearward of the left front wheel and the right front wheel;
- and
- a frame configured to rotatably support the left front wheel, the right front wheel, the left rear wheel, and the right rear wheel;
- a left rear wheel fender that is supported by the frame and covers at least a portion of the left rear wheel;
- and
- a right rear wheel fender that is supported by the frame and covers at least a portion of the right rear wheel;
- wherein
- the frame includes:
- a left frame portion and a right frame portion each extending in a front-back direction of the vehicle;
- a left protruded portion that is supported by the left frame portion, that protrudes to a left side with respect to the left frame portion, and that is arranged forward of the left rear wheel;
- and
- a right protruded portion that is supported by the right frame portion, that protrudes to a right side with respect to the right frame portion, and that is arranged forward of the right rear wheel;
- the left rear wheel, the left protruded portion, and the left rear wheel fender are arranged in this order from outside to inside in a plan view of the vehicle;
- and
- the right rear wheel, the right protruded portion, and the right rear wheel fender are arranged in this order from outside to inside in the plan view of the vehicle.
13 more elements
A vehicle comprising:
- a left front wheel and a right front wheel arranged in a left-right direction of the vehicle;
- a left rear wheel and a right rear wheel arranged in a left-right direction of the vehicle, and rearward of the left front wheel and the right front wheel;
- and
- a frame configured to rotatably support the left front wheel, the right front wheel, the left rear wheel, and the right rear wheel;
- wherein
- the frame includes:
- a left frame portion and a right frame portion each extending in a front-back direction of the vehicle;
- a left protruded portion that is supported by the left frame portion, that protrudes to a left side with respect to the left frame portion, and that is arranged forward of the left rear wheel;
- and
- a right protruded portion that is supported by the right frame portion, that protrudes to a right side with respect to the right frame portion, and that is arranged forward of the right rear wheel;
- a length in the front-back direction between the left rear wheel and the outermost end of the left protruded portion is shorter than a width, in the left-right direction, of the left rear wheel;
- a length in the front-back direction between the right rear wheel and the outermost end of the right protruded portion is shorter than a width, in the left-right direction, of the right rear wheel;
- and
- an entire length of each of the left protruded portion and the right protruded portion in the front-back direction is substantially the same as or less than the width, in the left-right direction, of the left rear wheel and the right rear wheel, respectively.
11 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.