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Title:
小型車両
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP5498812
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
To provide a small-sized vehicle (1) which can be handled by the operator more easily with a light feeling in the rest condition of the vehicle (1) or in the case that the operator walks the vehicle (1). A vehicle body (32) is provided with a fuel tank (35) located below a rotation axis (53) of a swing shaft (38) as viewed in side elevation of the vehicle. A luggage box (34) is located opposite to the fuel tank (35) with respect to the rotation axis (53), i.e., located above the rotation axis (53), and adjacent to the fuel tank (35). The luggage box (34) has a bottom portion (54) located below the rotation axis (53). The heavy energy storing box (35) is located below the rotation axis of the swing shaft (38) connecting the vehicle body (32) and the rear wheel unit (37). Accordingly, when the vehicle body (32) is laterally inclined, a moment acts on the vehicle body (32) in a direction of standing the vehicle body (32) due to the weight of the energy storing box (35), so that the operator can easily support the vehicle body (32) in the rest condition of the vehicle (1).

Inventors:
Masayuki Fujita
Hiroshi Tatsumi
Shunichi Miyagishi
Application Number:
JP2010033782A
Publication Date:
May 21, 2014
Filing Date:
February 18, 2010
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
Honda motor industry stock company
International Classes:
B62K5/10; B62J9/00; B62J25/00; B62J35/00; B62K5/02; B62K25/20
Domestic Patent References:
JP55136669A
JP53160162U
JP2001253381A
JP48041444A
JP2008080859A
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yoichiro Shimoda