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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
May. 18, 2017
Applicant:
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Iwata-shi, Shizuoka, JP;
Inventor:
Tatsuya Tanaka, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Shizuoka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/035 (2006.01); B60K 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/03519 (2013.01); B60K 15/0406 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0477 (2013.01);
Abstract
A four-wheel vehicle includes an engine at least a portion of which is located farther forward than a seat, a fuel tank located above the engine and forwardly of the seat, a fuel filler including a fuel filler neck and a filler cap, a breather channel connected to the fuel filler, and an outflow prevention valve in the breather channel to prevent outflow of liquid fuel. The outflow prevention valve is located higher in a side view of the vehicle body than both of a lower end of the fuel tank and an upper end of the engine.