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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2011
Yusuke Inoue, Wako, JP;
Satoshi Matsushima, Wako, JP;
Tatsuya Sasaki, Wako, JP;
Hiroshi Nakashima, Wako, JP;
Yuji Hayashi, Wako, JP;
Yusuke Inoue, Wako, JP;
Satoshi Matsushima, Wako, JP;
Tatsuya Sasaki, Wako, JP;
Hiroshi Nakashima, Wako, JP;
Yuji Hayashi, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A silencer for a motorcycle has a front cup which has a tapered tubular shape, a center sleeve which is connected to the front cup, and a tail cup which is connected to the center sleeve. Since the front cup has a tapered tubular shape, the front cup is arranged such that a front end of the front cup is positioned in the vicinity of a main frame. A distal end of the silencer can be shifted frontward in the longitudinal direction of a vehicle compared to a silencer of a prior art. As a result, a length of the silencer can be increased while avoiding interference between the silencer and legs of a rider and hence, silencing performance of the silencer can be enhanced. Since the distal end of the silencer can be shifted frontward in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the concentration of a mass can be acquired.