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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7997622 | Saddle-ride type four-wheeled vehicle A saddle-ride type four-wheeled vehicle has a structure that increases a tank capacity of a fuel tank and reduces a moment acting on a fixing position of a fuel pump disposed in the fuel tank. The saddle-ride type four-wheeled vehicle includes a fuel tank located ab... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7841625 | Off-road competition motorcycle An off-road motorcycle apparatus. There is provided is an off-road competition motorcycle comprising an internal combustion engine (2), having at least one cylinder, and a front wheel (3) as well as a rear wheel (4), a tubular trellis frame (... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7815221 | GTank-LC and Mini-GTank-LC The GTank-LC & Mini-GTank-LC ‘Gtank’ is a supplemental fuel storage/delivery system that connects to and becomes an integral part of the existing fuel storage/delivery system of the Suzuki Intruder 1500 LC, increasing its capacity by between 2.0 and 2.5 gallons ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7748746 | Fuel tank arrangement for a vehicle A two-wheeled vehicle, a touring motorcycle, is disclosed. The touring motorcycle may include multiple fuel storage tanks arranged in a split side-by-side configuration. The touring motorcycle may include a rear suspension having a linkage which moves in a direction... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7731238 | Straddle-type vehicle A straddle-type vehicle that reliably leads fuel that overflows from a fuel fill opening away to a safe area without specialist components. A fuel tank includes a recess portion that is formed around a fuel fill opening, and a raised section that is formed to the ou... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7717466 | Mounting structure for fuel pump of vehicle engine and vehicle installing the same A fuel pump mounting structure has an opening in a side surface or a bottom surface of a fuel tank. A fuel pump assembly including a cylindrical pump body and a filter connected to a suction side of the pump body is accommodated in a space located inside of the open... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7712786 | Motorcycle fuel tank A motorcycle that securely prevents adhesion of fuel to an external surface of a fuel tank as it is bounced back in the course of refueling, and avoids interference with parts positioned below the fuel tank. The fuel tank has a filler opening formed in its transvers... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7665770 | All terrain vehicle An all terrain vehicle includes a frame, an engine unit suspended from the frame, a fuel tank mounted on the frame, and a fuel pump disposed within the fuel tank. A protrusion protruding downward is provided on a bottom surface of the fuel tank and at a portion oppo... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7581759 | Fuel tank of motorcycle A fuel tank of a motorcycle is disposed in front of a rider's seat and above an engine mounted between a front wheel and a rear wheel. The fuel tank is formed such that an entire transverse section has a recessed shape viewed form the lower side thereof. The rear ha... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7549675 | Straddle-type vehicle A straddle-type vehicle in which a seat is arranged behind a fuel tank has improved layout flexibility behind the fuel tank is improved and allows efficient arrangement of vehicle components. The front of a fuel tank is mounted to right and left main frames via brac... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7527297 | Straddle type-vehicle A straddle-type vehicle that can reduce influence by air resistance without having a cowling has a handle bar for changing a direction of a front wheel, a headlight unit disposed in front of a handle bar base portion, and a fuel tank unit disposed behind the handle ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7484767 | Motorcycle A bottom portion of a fuel tank of a motorcycle is prevented from being heated by engine heat to avoid an increase in fuel temperature. The fuel tank is behind and above the engine and a seat is behind the fuel tank. The seat includes a seat frame attached to the bo... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7422243 | Structure of fuel pump installation area for two-wheeled vehicle A fuel pump installation area for a vehicle for enhancing the stiffness of the fuel pump built in a fuel tank and for enhancing the stiffness of an installation area of a tank installation stay on the fuel tank side. In a motorcycle in which a fuel tank is installed... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7416220 | Transparent fuel tank for motorcycles A transparent fuel tank for a motorcycle in which the state of wiring and piping under the fuel tank can be inspected. The transparent fuel tank is formed of transparent resin so that piping and wiring under the fuel tank can be visually inspected including during r... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7410191 | Fuel tank mounting structure in saddle-ride type vehicle Tank mounting pieces are provided in a body frame for a fuel tank mounting structure for mounting a fuel tank to the body frame of a saddle-ride type vehicle. More particularly, an upper rear frame is provided, located under the fuel tank, with a band stay for mount... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7401816 | Snowmobile with improved fuel tank structure A snowmobile includes a seat for the rider behind an engine and an air cleaner, and an elongate fuel tank below the seat. The height of the ceiling of the fuel tank at a location corresponding to the rider seating position is lower than the height of the ceiling of ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7390023 | Motorcycle fuel tank A motorcycle fuel tank according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes an upper shell, and a lower shell including a body and fixing portions. The lower shell body is bonded to the upper shell and arranged to define a fuel storage space with th... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7377552 | Fuel tank for straddle vehicle A straddle vehicle includes a main frame obliquely extending downward and rearward from a head pipe. Right and left sub-frames obliquely extend downward and rearward from the main frame, and seat rails obliquely extend upward and rearward from the sub-frames. A cros... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7370902 | Cowling structure of motorcycle A cowling structure of a motorcycle having a radiator behind a front wheel, including a cowling which covers a periphery of the radiator from a front side of a handlebar, wherein an opening which extends in the longitudinal direction of the motorcycle is formed in t... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7357418 | Steering shaft support structure for vehicle for uneven ground running In a vehicle for uneven ground operation front wheels can be steered with a handle via a steering shaft mounted rotatably on the body frame with an upper cross beam being placed in spanning relationship between left and right front upper pipes composing the body fra... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7299889 | Seat supporting structure in motorcycle Engaging pieces (35) for receiving a load are provided in sections of a rear frame (26) corresponding to both ends of a seat (9) in a width direction of a vehicle so as to project upward. Movably supported plates (61), which are movably s... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7287615 | Front structure of motorcycle A load receiving pipe extends from a separate frame and has a closed portion at the extremity thereof. A meter unit is disposed immediately behind the closed portion. Accordingly, the meter unit can be accommodated in a limited space in front of a handle post cover ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7252170 | Structure for disposing fuel tank for straddle-type vehicle A fuel tank for a straddle-type vehicle includes a two-piece structure made up of a lower panel and an upper panel, each panel having a flange which is formed at a side peripheral edge thereof and joined with the other flange to form the fuel tank, and side portions... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7182359 | Motorcycle with accessory Motorcycle of the type comprising a fuel tank (15), an opening (16) situated on the tank (15) for filling up with fuel, a bulkhead flange (17) at the opening (16) for receiving a cap (18) for closing the tank and an accessor... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7174981 | Air intake device for scooter-type two-wheeled motor vehicle A first air cleaner box (25) is provided on one side of a rear wheel (4) above a transmission case (9) of a unit-swinging power train unit (1), whereas a second air cleaner box (26) is provided on the other side of the rear wheel (... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7121366 | Fuel cell vehicle A fuel cell vehicle is provided in which a fuel cylinder and a fuel cell stack are arranged so that the barycentric position is kept low and load is appropriately shared between the front and rear wheels. ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7117966 | Battery mounting arrangement for electrically powered vehicle An electrically-powered scooter including a front wheel, a rear wheel and a frame assembly. A handlebar assembly and a seat assembly are supported by the frame assembly. The frame assembly includes a left frame rail and a right frame rail spaced laterally from one a... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108027 | Fuel cell vehicle In a fuel cell vehicle on which a fuel cylinder is mounted, high-pressure fuel gas discharged to the air through a pressure control valve from the fuel cylinder is efficiently diffused and discharged to the outside of the vehicle. ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7086389 | General-purpose engine A general-purpose engine includes a canister for adsorbing fuel vapor that has evaporated within a fuel tank. The fuel vapor, which has desorbed from the canister, is guided to an intake system communicating with an engine main body. A housing recess is formed in a ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7073617 | Vehicle body frame for motorcycle In a body frame for a motorcycle mounted with an engine unit 11 and provided with a main frame 2a by which a front fork 4 and rear arms 7 are supported, the main frame 2a includes: a head pipe unit 20 which ext... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7040294 | Fuel piping To manufacture fuel piping for connecting a fuel tank and a drive unit including an engine using a resin material at a low cost and to cause the fuel piping to suitably follow the movement of the fuel tank and the drive unit when the vehicle is being operated. A fue... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040661 | Fuel tank mounting assembly The fuel tank mounting assembly includes a fuel tank whose front end is pivotally attached to a body frame of a vehicle by means of a hinge member. The fuel tank is further furnished with supporting means at both sides thereof, which restrain the vertical movement o... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6971659 | Motorcycle fuel tank To provide a fuel tank capable of permitting the motorcycle rider to hang deep over the top of the fuel tank and also allowing the motorcycle rider to fix his or her position with respect to a direction laterally of the fuel tank, the fuel tank (14) has a gro... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6913100 | Fuel container for engine bicycles A fuel container for engine bicycles is formed by a selected section of a hollow frame of the engine bicycle. The fuel container has an inlet at the top end and an outlet at the bottom end thereof. The outlet is connected to a fuel line and has a drain port for disc... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6910716 | Fuel tank mounting structure for motorcycles To avoid exertion of an external force on a fuel tank as much as possible. A mounting structure of a fuel tank for a motorcycle provides a fuel tank that is disposed between a pair of left and right frame members of a vehicle body frame and the fuel tank is mounted ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6896293 | Motorcycle fuel tank mounting arrangement A motorcycle including a frame having a forward portion, a rearward portion, and a backbone portion positioned between the forward and rearward portions. A fuel tank includes a top wall, side walls that extend generally downwardly from the top wall, and bottom walls... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6725519 | Method of fabricating a gas tank A method of making a gas tank includes hydroforming two halves and welding the halves together. Two types of welds are used in welding the two halves together, tack welds for holding the two halves together, and stitch welds to complete the welding of the two halves... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6691962 | Hidden mount apparatus for motorcycle gas tank Hidden mounting apparatus for securing a gas tank to a motorcycle chassis includes mounting brackets secured to the gas tank on opposites sides of a tunnel on the gas tank. The mounting brackets extend into the gas tank and receive ends of a mounting plat... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6644693 | Scooter type vehicle A scooter type vehicle such as a motorcycle includes a fuel tank disposed between a pair of left and right side frames extending in the fore-and-aft direction. The fuel tank is covered by an undercover on its under side and by a footrest plate on its uppe... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6641169 | Structure for attaching motorcycle fuel tank When a fuel tank is supported rotatably, one end side of the fuel tank must be fixed by a lock mechanism. Although the background art engaging structure is simple and convenient, when the lock mechanism cannot be provided due to space limitations, a rotat... | 11/04/2003 |
