STRADDLE-TYPE VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A straddle-type vehicle comprising:
- an engine comprising a crankcase, a cylinder provided above the crankcase, a cylinder head provided above the cylinder, and a cylinder head cover provided above the cylinder head;
a water pump configured to discharge cooling water;
a water jacket configured to cool the engine by the cooling water discharged from the water pump;
a radiator arranged in front of the engine and configured to cool the cooling water after cooling the engine; and
a cooling water stream control unit configured to control a flow rate of the cooling water to circulate in the radiator, based on a temperature of the cooling water after cooling the engine,wherein the water pump is mounted to a part of the crankcase at one side in a right and left direction of the straddle-type vehicle, andwherein the cooling water stream control unit is arranged at a position that is located at the one side of a center of the straddle-type vehicle in the right and left direction, is lower than the cylinder head cover and is located between the engine and the radiator, when seeing the straddle-type vehicle from a side.
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Abstract
There is provided a straddle-type vehicle. A water jacket is configured to cool an engine by cooling water discharged from a water pump. A radiator is arranged in front of the engine. A cooling water stream control unit is configured to control a flow rate of the cooling water to circulate in the radiator, based on a temperature of the cooling water after cooling the engine. The water pump is mounted to a part of a crankcase at one side in a right and left direction of the straddle-type vehicle. The cooling water stream control unit is arranged at a position that is located at the one side of a center of the straddle-type vehicle in the right and left direction, is lower than a cylinder head cover and is located between the engine and the radiator, when seeing the straddle-type vehicle from a side.
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7 Claims
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1. A straddle-type vehicle comprising:
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an engine comprising a crankcase, a cylinder provided above the crankcase, a cylinder head provided above the cylinder, and a cylinder head cover provided above the cylinder head; a water pump configured to discharge cooling water; a water jacket configured to cool the engine by the cooling water discharged from the water pump; a radiator arranged in front of the engine and configured to cool the cooling water after cooling the engine; and a cooling water stream control unit configured to control a flow rate of the cooling water to circulate in the radiator, based on a temperature of the cooling water after cooling the engine, wherein the water pump is mounted to a part of the crankcase at one side in a right and left direction of the straddle-type vehicle, and wherein the cooling water stream control unit is arranged at a position that is located at the one side of a center of the straddle-type vehicle in the right and left direction, is lower than the cylinder head cover and is located between the engine and the radiator, when seeing the straddle-type vehicle from a side. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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