Combined heat shield and wire-holding structure for a saddle-type vehicle
First Claim
1. A saddle-seat vehicle including a vehicle body frame comprising a pair of right and left upper frame sections respectively extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and a fuel tank disposed substantially above the upper frame sections of the vehicle body frame, the improvement comprising a combined heat shield and wire-holding structure comprising:
- a heat-shielding portion interposed between the fuel tank and the vehicle body frame and bridging across the right and left frame sections, the heat-shielding portion comprising a base plate; and
a hook portion integrally formed with the heat shielding portion, said hook portion having a substantially inverted L-shaped cross section opening downwardly, and mounted to cover a frame section from the upper frame section; and
a wire-holding portion having a left side wall portion, a right sidewall portion, and a bottom portion, and being integrally formed with the heat-shielding portion and disposed outside of the vehicle body frame,wherein the wire-holding portion is disposed adjacent outside of the hook portion, and has a substantially U-shaped cross section opening upwardly,wherein the wire-holding portion has a wire-holding channel formed therein which extends substantially in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and is configured and arranged to receive a wiring harness therein routed through an area of the vehicle outside of the vehicle body frame,wherein the wire-holding portion includes at least one first protrusion for holding the wiring harness from above disposed on a first lateral side of the wire-holding portion and at least one second protrusion disposed on a second lateral side of the wire-holding portion opposing the first lateral side,wherein the bottom portion of the wire-holding portion includes a vehicle body cover-mounting portion formed thereon,wherein the side wall portions of the wire-holding portion include an upper end and a lower end and, and the right side wall portion includes a vehicle body cover receiver disposed at the upper end thereof, and receives a vehicle body cover thereon, andwherein said vehicle body cover provides a portion of a knee grip for a rider during operation of the vehicle, and when the vehicle body cover is flexed by a knee grip force applied by a rider to the vehicle body cover, the wire holding portion and the vehicle body cover receiver receive the force.
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Abstract
A combined heat shield and wire-holding structure for a saddle-type vehicle, where the vehicle includes a pair of right and left frame sections extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction, and a fuel tank disposed above the vehicle body frame sections. The combined heat shield and wire-holding structure comprises a heat shield, which is disposed below the fuel tank and which extends between the right and left body frame sections. The combined heat shield and wire-holding structure includes a wire-holding portion which extends in the vehicle longitudinal direction outside of the vehicle body frame, and the wire-holding portion holds a wiring harness routed through an inside portion of the vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. A saddle-seat vehicle including a vehicle body frame comprising a pair of right and left upper frame sections respectively extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and a fuel tank disposed substantially above the upper frame sections of the vehicle body frame, the improvement comprising a combined heat shield and wire-holding structure comprising:
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a heat-shielding portion interposed between the fuel tank and the vehicle body frame and bridging across the right and left frame sections, the heat-shielding portion comprising a base plate; and a hook portion integrally formed with the heat shielding portion, said hook portion having a substantially inverted L-shaped cross section opening downwardly, and mounted to cover a frame section from the upper frame section; and a wire-holding portion having a left side wall portion, a right sidewall portion, and a bottom portion, and being integrally formed with the heat-shielding portion and disposed outside of the vehicle body frame, wherein the wire-holding portion is disposed adjacent outside of the hook portion, and has a substantially U-shaped cross section opening upwardly, wherein the wire-holding portion has a wire-holding channel formed therein which extends substantially in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and is configured and arranged to receive a wiring harness therein routed through an area of the vehicle outside of the vehicle body frame, wherein the wire-holding portion includes at least one first protrusion for holding the wiring harness from above disposed on a first lateral side of the wire-holding portion and at least one second protrusion disposed on a second lateral side of the wire-holding portion opposing the first lateral side, wherein the bottom portion of the wire-holding portion includes a vehicle body cover-mounting portion formed thereon, wherein the side wall portions of the wire-holding portion include an upper end and a lower end and, and the right side wall portion includes a vehicle body cover receiver disposed at the upper end thereof, and receives a vehicle body cover thereon, and wherein said vehicle body cover provides a portion of a knee grip for a rider during operation of the vehicle, and when the vehicle body cover is flexed by a knee grip force applied by a rider to the vehicle body cover, the wire holding portion and the vehicle body cover receiver receive the force. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A saddle-seat vehicle including a vehicle body frame comprising a pair of right and left upper frame sections respectively extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and a fuel tank disposed substantially above the upper frame sections of the vehicle body frame, the improvement comprising a combined heat shield and wire-holding structure, comprising:
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a base plate comprising a heat-shielding portion, said base plate being interposed between the fuel tank and the vehicle body frame and bridging across the right and left frame sections; a left hook portion integrally formed with the base plate for placement over the left frame section, and a right hook portion integrally formed with the base plate for placement over the right frame section, wherein the right hook portion is integrally formed with the heat shielding portion, and mounted to cover a right frame section from the upper frame side, and wherein the left and right hook portions each have a substantially inverted L-shaped cross section opening downwardly, and a wire-holding portion having a left side wall portion, a right sidewall portion, and a bottom portion, and being integrally formed with the heat-shielding portion and disposed outside of the vehicle body frame, wherein said wire-holding portion is disposed adjacent outside of the hook portion, and has a substantially U-shaped cross section opening upwardly, wherein the wire-holding portion has a wire-holding channel formed therein which extends substantially in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and is configured and arranged to receive a wiring harness therein routed through an area of the vehicle outside of the vehicle body frame, the wire-holding portion being integrated with at least one of said hook portions, and wherein the wire-holding portion includes at least one first protrusion for holding the wiring harness from above disposed on a first lateral side of the wire-holding portion and at least one second protrusion for holding the wiring harness from above disposed on a second lateral side of the wire-holding portion opposing the first lateral side, wherein the bottom portion of the wire-holding portion includes a vehicle body cover-mounting portion formed thereon, wherein the side wall portions of the wire-holding portion include an upper end and a lower end and, and the right side wall portion includes a vehicle body cover receiver disposed at the upper end thereof, and receives a vehicle body cover thereon, and wherein said vehicle body cover provides a portion of a knee grip for a rider during operation of the vehicle, and when the vehicle body cover is flexed by a knee grip force applied by a rider to the vehicle body cover, the wire holding portion and the vehicle body cover receiver receive the force. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A saddle-seat vehicle including:
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a vehicle body cover; a vehicle body frame which includes a pair of left and right upper frame sections and a pair of left and right lower frame sections, wherein the vehicle body frame extends in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body; an engine and a transmission, wherein said engine and transmission are disposed inside a space surrounded by said left and right upper frame sections and said left and right lower frame sections; a fuel tank, wherein said fuel tank is disposed between said left and right upper frame sections in a width direction of said left and right upper frame sections and substantially above said left and right upper frame sections; a heat shield which extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle along said left and right upper frame sections, said heat shield disposed between said engine and said transmission and below said fuel tank, said heat shield including a base plate and a wire-holding portion having a left side wall portion, a right sidewall portion, and a bottom portion, and extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and disposed outside of the vehicle body frame, wherein the wire-holding portion is disposed adjacent outside of a hook portion and the wire-holding portion is formed to have a substantially U-shaped cross section extending upwardly, a hook portion integrally formed with the heat shielding portion, said hook portion having a substantially inverted L shaped cross section opening downwardly, and mounted to cover a frame section from the upper frame section; and wherein said vehicle body cover covers an outside of the vehicle body frame such that the wire-holding portion is disposed between the vehicle body frame and the vehicle body cover, and wherein the wire-holding portion includes at least one first protrusion for holding the wiring harness from above disposed on a first lateral side of the wire-holding portion and at least one second protrusion for holding the wiring harness from above disposed on a second lateral side of the wire-holding portion opposing the first lateral side, wherein the bottom portion of the wire-holding portion includes a vehicle body cover-mounting portion formed thereon, wherein the side wall portions of the wire-holding portion include an upper end and a lower end and, and the right side wall portion includes a vehicle body cover receiver disposed at the upper end thereof, and receives a vehicle body cover thereon, and wherein said vehicle body cover provides a portion of a knee grip for a rider during operation of the vehicle, and when the vehicle body cover is flexed by a knee grip force applied by a rider to the vehicle body cover, the wire holding portion and the vehicle body cover receiver receive the force. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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