FRAME STRUCTURE FOR SCOOTER TYPE VEHICLE

• Main Authors: HIDEHIKO NUMATA, KATSUHIKO SHIRAKI, SHUICHI KAWAMOTO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 31.12.2008
• Subjects: CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE SIDE-CARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; CYCLES; LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORCYCLES; TRANSPORTING

FRAME STRUCTURE FOR A SCOOTER TYPE VEHICLE (10), EQUIPPED WITH: A MAIN PIPE (71) FOR EXTENDING DOWNWARD TOWARD THE REAR FROM A HEAD PIPE ( 211) AND EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTALLY FROM AN INTERMEDIATE PART; LEFT AND RIGHT REAR FRAMES (73, 73) FOR RISING UPWARD TOWARD THE REAR FROM THE REAR PART OF THIS MAIN PIPE (71); AND A SWING TYPE POWER UNIT 16 FOR SUSPENDING IN THE REAR PART OF THE MAIN PIPE (71), CHARACTERIZED IN THAT A FIRST CROSS PIPE (76) IS COUPLED TO THE REAR END (OUTER PERIPHERY) OF THE MAIN PIPE (71); AN ENGINE HANGER BRACKET (77) IS WELDED TO THE END SURFACE OF THIS FIRST CROSS PIPE (76); AND A FLOOR SUPPORTING FRAME (217) IS WELDED TO THIS ENGINE HANGER BRACKET (77) AND WITHIN A RANGE (225) OF WELDING AT THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF THE FIRST CROSS PIPE (76).[ADVANTAGES] . A FORCE TO BE APPLIED FROM THE FLOOR SUPPORTING FRAME CAN BE CUT OFF WITHIN A RANGE OF WELDING AT THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF THE FIRST CROSS PIPE. AS A RESULT, IT IS POSSIBLE TO PREVENT ANY EXTERNAL INFLUENCE FROM BEING APPLIED TO A PORTION OF THE ENGINE HANGER BRACKET FOR SUPPORTING THE ENGINE.