FUEL COCK MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR MOTORCYCLE

• Main Author: OKUMA TAKANORI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 10.10.2001
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES PECULIAR TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR,e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS, CYCLE PROTECTORS; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS INVEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OFTRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GASEXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily enlarge the capacity of a fuel tank and to increase the degree of layout freedom of a fuel cock to improve maintenance. SOLUTION: A downwardly projecting drop-in part 41 is provided at the rear lower part of the fuel tank 20 and accommodated in a space 57a behind a cylinder head 27 and a cylinder cover 28 of a four-cycle engine 2 and in front of a rear cross member 43 so as to be in line with a carburetor 24 in the cross direction of a motorcycle. The fuel cock 42 is provided at the lower part of the drop-in part 41. The fuel cock 42 is also provided in line with the carburetor 24 in the cross direction of the motorcycle and disposed near the lower edge of a main frame 4.