SCOOTER TYPE VEHICLE

• Main Authors: OOHIRA, MASARU, MOCHIZUKI, KAN, WANG, HSING-YANG
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 09.11.2011
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES PECULIAR TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR,e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS, CYCLE PROTECTORS; CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

A scooter type vehicle includes a handle (20), a vehicle body frame (2), a seat (26), a footboard (27), a fuel tank (60) and a tank guard (61). The vehicle body frame (2) includes a head pipe (3), a front frame (4) and a side frame (5, 6). The footboard (27) is formed above the side frame and allows a rider straddling the seat (26) to put his/her feet. The fuel tank (60) is disposed below the footboard (27). The tank guard (61) is disposed below at least a part of the fuel tank (60). Additionally, a lower part of the front frame (4) is disposed forward of a main body part of the fuel tank (60). The tank guard (61) is partially disposed forward of the main body part of the fuel tank (60) and below at least a part of a lower end part of the front frame (4). The front frame (4) and the tank guard (61) composes a shock-absorbing mechanism for absorbing the external force acting on the vehicle body frame (2).