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Title:
LEANING VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2021/039991
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A leaning vehicle comprising a left front wheel positioned to the left of a vehicle main body and a right front wheel positioned to the right of the vehicle main body, and a lean actuator that controls the left-right-direction inclination of the vehicle, wherein a configuration is provided having a vehicle body structure in which the lean actuator can be protected, and airflow flowing to the leaning vehicle at the front of the leaning vehicle can be rectified. The leaning vehicle 1 comprises: a vehicle body 2; a left front wheel 31 and a right front wheel 32; a link mechanism 5; and a link mechanism drive motor 55 connected to the link mechanism 5 so that the left front wheel 31 and the right front wheel 32 can be moved in the vertical direction in relation to the vehicle body 2. The leaning vehicle 1 comprises a leg shield 265 positioned farther to the rear than the left front wheel 31 and the right front wheel 32, at least a part of the leg shield 265 being positioned between the leg of a driver and the left front wheel 31 and right front wheel 32. The center part 2651 of the leg shield is formed so as to project farther forward than a leg shield left part 2652 and a leg shield right part 2653, and to cover at least a part of a motor left part 55b and a motor right part 55c of the link mechanism drive motor 5.

Inventors:
HIRAYAMA YOSUKE (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2020/032677
Publication Date:
March 04, 2021
Filing Date:
August 28, 2020
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Assignee:
YAMAHA MOTOR CO LTD (JP)
International Classes:
B62K5/10; B62J17/06
Domestic Patent References:
WO2017086350A12017-05-26
WO2014145878A12014-09-18
WO2017082424A12017-05-18
Foreign References:
JP2009083652A2009-04-23
JP2017047752A2017-03-09
US20170008591A12017-01-12
Other References:
"MWC-4", YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD., 2017, XP055796412, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20201007]
See also references of EP 4005909A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SUZUKI Kazuaki et al. (JP)
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