US 11,999,428 B2
Side case attachment structure
Taku Shiosaka, Hamamatsu (JP)
Assigned to SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION, Hamamatsu (JP)
Filed by SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION, Hamamatsu (JP)
Filed on Sep. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/946,530.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-154129 (JP), filed on Sep. 22, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0090359 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. B62J 7/04 (2006.01); B62J 9/27 (2020.01)
CPC B62J 7/04 (2013.01) [B62J 9/27 (2020.02)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A side case attachment structure configured to detachably attach a side case including a grip portion at an upper portion of the side case to a vehicle body of a saddle-type vehicle, the side case attachment structure comprising:
a first attachment portion protruding toward the vehicle body from a portion of the side case that is rearward of a straight line passing through the grip portion and a center of gravity of the side case, the first attachment portion being bent or inclined such that a protruding end of the first attachment portion faces downward;
a second attachment portion protruding toward the vehicle body from a portion of the side case that is forward of the straight line passing through the grip portion and the center of gravity of the side case, the second attachment portion being bent or inclined such that a protruding end of the second attachment portion faces downward; and
a holding portion provided on a side portion of a rear portion of the vehicle body, the holding portion including a first hooking portion configured to hook the first attachment portion from above and a second hooking portion configured to hook the second attachment portion from above, the holding portion being configured to hold the side case on the vehicle body in a state where the side case is inclined such that the grip portion is positioned forward of the center of gravity of the side case by being configured to hook the first attachment portion and the second attachment portion on the first hooking portion and the second hooking portion, respectively, wherein
a part of the holding portion that is forward of the first hooking portion is provided with a movement restricting portion protruding above the first hooking portion, the movement restricting portion being configured to restrict forward movement of the side case by coming into contact with the first attachment portion when the grip portion is gripped and the side case held by the vehicle body is pulled forward and upward with respect to the vehicle body so as to detach the first attachment portion from the first hooking portion.