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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 22, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ; B60G / ; B60G / ; B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180 56 ; 180 651 ; 180 685 ; 180908 ; 280781 ; 280788 ; 280124116 ; 280124128 ;
Abstract
A vehicle frame is to be made compact. A rectangular frame portion includes a vehicle body frame having front wheels supported thereon through leading arms and rear wheels supported thereon through trailing arms. Both front and rear wheels are suspended by front and rear shock absorbers. The heights of pivot points are set almost equal to the heights of the rectangular frame portion. A battery is accommodated in the space defined by the rectangular frame portion and the rear portion of the vehicle body is extended to overhang a swing power unit assembly.