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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2005
Nobuhiko Kurokawa, Aioi, JP;
Yoshihiro Masuda, Kobe, JP;
Takehiro Nakashima, Akashi, JP;
Akira Takasu, Akashi, JP;
Toshiyuki Miyake, Miki, JP;
Kaoru Sugita, Fuji, JP;
Nobuhiko Kurokawa, Aioi, JP;
Yoshihiro Masuda, Kobe, JP;
Takehiro Nakashima, Akashi, JP;
Akira Takasu, Akashi, JP;
Toshiyuki Miyake, Miki, JP;
Kaoru Sugita, Fuji, JP;
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe-shi, JP;
Abstract
A body frame of a two-wheeled vehicle. The body frame typically includes a head pipe to which a steering shaft extending substantially vertically is rotatably mounted. The head pipe includes an upper head pipe and a lower head pipe that are configured to be molded and to be coupled to each other. The upper head pipe includes an upper tubular portion into which the steering shaft is inserted and a main frame tongue portion that is configured to extend rearward from the upper tubular portion and is configured to support a front portion of the main frame from above. The lower head pipe includes a lower tubular portion into which the steering shaft is inserted and a down tube tongue portion that is configured to extend downward from the lower tubular portion and to support an upper portion of the down tube from forward.