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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2009
Saddle-type vehicle including front-end mounted radiator, controller case and controller heat shield
Tetsuro Hosoda, Saitama, JP;
Tetsuro Hosoda, Saitama, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A saddle-type vehicle including a radiator disposed forwardly of a steering shaft for steering a front wheel, the radiator being covered by a vehicle body cover, the vehicle including a controller case which extends forwardly of the steering shaft of a vehicle body frame, formed separately from the vehicle body cover, and fixed on a frame supporting the radiator. The controller case is positioned rearward of and above the radiator, and is configured such that the controller case supports an electronic controller therein. The saddle-type vehicle also includes a heat shield disposed between the radiator and the controller, wherein the heat shield substantially isolates the controller from heat emitted from the radiator.