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Arrangement structure of a rear master cylinder and a hydraulic fluid reservoir tank in a saddle-riding type vehicle, and motorcycle incorporating same

US7870924B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 14, 2008
Grant dateJan 18, 2011
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Expiry dateApr 11, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62K25/286
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A saddle-riding type vehicle includes a vehicle body, a pivot frame that supports a swing arm for rear wheel suspension, and a rear master cylinder disposed rearwardly of the pivot frame. A reservoir tank supplies hydraulic fluid to the rear master cylinder, and the reservoir tank is disposed between the pivot frame and the rear master cylinder. A portion of the swing arm, adjacent to the reservoir tank, is configured with a concave recess formed therein extending inwardly towards a longitudinal center line of the vehicle body. The reservoir tank is situated closer to a vehicle body inner side, and is deeper in the recess than the rear master cylinder.

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