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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2016
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Yusuke Inoue, Wako, JP;
Kohei Hirano, Wako, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fuel pump of a straddle type vehicle is provided to be arranged suitably within a fuel tank. The fuel tank of the straddle type vehicle includes a vertically split upper tank and lower tank that have flanges joined by welding. The flanges are arranged to extend along an upper part of left and right main frames, which are inclined so as to extend in a forward and rearward direction. A fuel pump is arranged in an interior of the fuel tank through an opening provided in the lower tank. A pump flange section is provided in the fuel pump so as to close the opening. The lower tank is provided with a substantially horizontal flat portion. The flat portion has the opening, which is located on the lower side in an inclined direction of the main frames.