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US 9,308,966 B2Granted
Saddle type electric vehicle
AssigneeKawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHideyoshi Kosuge, Yoshimoto Matsuda
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Abstract
A saddle type electric vehicle which travels by using an electric motor as a power source includes: a power supply unit including a power supply for the electric motor; and a vehicle body frame defining an accommodating space located between front and rear wheels and accommodating the power supply unit. The vehicle body frame is configured such that the power supply unit is attachable to and detachable from the accommodating space in a vehicle width direction.
Claims11
A saddle electric vehicle which travels by using an electric motor as a power source,
- the saddle electric vehicle comprising:
- a power supply unit including a power supply for the electric motor;
- a vehicle body frame including a head pipe and a pair of left and right main frames extending rearward from the head pipe, the vehicle body frame defining an accommodating space located between front and rear wheels and accommodating the power supply unit;
- and
- a power transmission mechanism configured to transmit driving force, generated by the electric motor, to a driving wheel, wherein:
- one of the main frames constitutes a detachable frame portion located at an outer side of the power supply unit in a vehicle width direction, defining the accommodating space, and detachably coupled to a remaining portion of the vehicle body frame;
- by detaching the detachable frame portion from the remaining portion, the accommodating space is open in the vehicle width direction such that the power supply unit is attachable to and detachable from the accommodating space in the vehicle width direction;
- the power transmission mechanism is provided at one of two vehicle width direction sides relative to a vehicle width center line;
- and
- the one main frame constituting the detachable frame portion is provided at the other vehicle width direction side opposite to the one vehicle width direction side where the power transmission mechanism is provided.
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A saddle electric vehicle which travels by using an electric motor as a power source,
- the saddle electric vehicle comprising:
- a power supply unit including a power supply for the electric motor;
- and
- a vehicle body frame including a head pipe and a pair of left and right main frames extending rearward from the head pipe, the vehicle body frame defining an accommodating space located between front and rear wheels and accommodating the power supply unit, wherein:
- the vehicle body frame is configured such that the power supply unit is attachable to and detachable from the accommodating space in a vehicle width direction:
- the vehicle body frame includes a detachable frame portion located at an outer side of the power supply unit in a vehicle width direction and defining the accommodating space;
- the detachable frame portion is detachably coupled to a remaining portion of the vehicle body frame;
- by detaching the detachable frame portion from the remaining portion, the accommodating space is open in the vehicle width direction;
- the detachable frame portion constitutes at least one of the main frames;
- the head pipe includes a cylindrical pipe portion and a box-shaped joint portion provided at a rear portion of the pipe portion;
- and
- the main frames are respectively coupled to left and right rear portions of the joint portion.
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A saddle electric vehicle which travels by using an electric motor as a power source,
- the saddle electric vehicle comprising:
- a power supply unit including a power supply for the electric motor;
- and
- a vehicle body frame including a head pipe and a pair of left and right main frames extending rearward from the head pipe, the vehicle body frame defining an accommodating space located between front and rear wheels and accommodating the power supply unit, wherein:
- the vehicle body frame is configured such that the power supply unit is attachable to and detachable from the accommodating space in a vehicle width direction:
- the vehicle body frame includes a detachable frame portion located at an outer side of the power supply unit in a vehicle width direction and defining the accommodating space;
- the detachable frame portion is detachably coupled to a remaining portion of the vehicle body frame;
- by detaching the detachable frame portion from the remaining portion, the accommodating space is open in the vehicle width direction;
- the detachable frame portion constitutes one of the main frames;
- and
- the other main frame has a greater stiffness than the one main frame.
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