Three-Wheel Vehicle
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1. - A three-wheel vehicle comprising:
- a frame having a front portion and a rear portion;
an engine supported by the frame;
a front left wheel and a front right wheel, each connected to the front portion of the frame via a front suspension;
a single rear wheel connected to the rear portion of the frame via a rear suspension, at least one of the wheels being operatively connected to the engine;
a steering assembly supported by the frame and operatively connected to the front left wheel and the front right wheel;
a straddle seat disposed on the frame, and a modular front structure removably mounted to the front portion of the frame via a plurality of anchoring points, the modular front structure located between the front left wheel and the front right wheel;
the modular front structure including a plurality of attachment points for securing at least one component of the three-wheel vehicle to the modular front structure.
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Abstract
An three-wheel vehicle including a modular front structure having a storage compartment therein. The modular front structure is adapted to be mounted onto the chassis of the three-wheel vehicle and to support bodywork elements thereby providing ease of assembly of the vehicle and ease of disassembly for packaging the vehicle.
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13 Claims
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1. - A three-wheel vehicle comprising:
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a frame having a front portion and a rear portion;
an engine supported by the frame;
a front left wheel and a front right wheel, each connected to the front portion of the frame via a front suspension;
a single rear wheel connected to the rear portion of the frame via a rear suspension, at least one of the wheels being operatively connected to the engine;
a steering assembly supported by the frame and operatively connected to the front left wheel and the front right wheel;
a straddle seat disposed on the frame, and a modular front structure removably mounted to the front portion of the frame via a plurality of anchoring points, the modular front structure located between the front left wheel and the front right wheel;
the modular front structure including a plurality of attachment points for securing at least one component of the three-wheel vehicle to the modular front structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. - A modular structural storage box for a vehicle, the modular structural storage box comprising a plurality of anchoring points for mounting to the vehicle and a plurality of attachment points for securing bodywork components of the vehicle thereto;
- the modular structural storage box being a molded component including reinforcement elements to increase a load bearing capacity of the modular structural storage box.
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12. - A three-wheel vehicle having a length, the three-wheel vehicle comprising:
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a frame having a front portion and a rear portion;
an engine supported by the frame;
a front left wheel and a front right wheel, each connected to the front portion of the frame via a front suspension;
a single rear wheel connected to the rear portion of the frame via a rear suspension, at least one of the wheels being operatively connected to the engine;
a steering assembly supported by the frame and operatively connected to the front left wheel and the front right wheel;
a straddle seat disposed on the frame, and a removable modular front structure mounted to the front portion of the frame via a plurality of anchoring points, the modular front structure located between the front left wheel and the front right wheel;
the modular front structure including a cavity therein defining a storage compartment and at least one front fairing component of the three-wheel vehicle secured thereto;
when the removable modular front structure is removed from the front portion of the frame, the length of the three-wheel vehicle is shortened to extend from the single rear wheel to the front wheels such that the three-wheel vehicle is adapted to be packaged. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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