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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
May. 20, 2011
Applicants:
Noriyuki Muto, Wako, JP;
Mitsuo Nakagawa, Wako, JP;
Inventors:
Noriyuki Muto, Wako, JP;
Mitsuo Nakagawa, Wako, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An upper pipeincludes a single front pipe portion, a branch portionbifurcated from the rear end of the front pipe portion, and two left and right rear pipe portionsL,R extending vehicle-rearward from the branch portion. A cylinder head coveris located between the two left and right rear pipe portionsL,R as viewed from above. Therefore, the cylinder head covercan be accessed from above and removed from a cylinder head, whereby a valve train chamber can be inspected and maintained.