Stepped Battery Regulator Layout for Saddle Riding Vehicle Intake Duct
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional saddle riding vehicles face challenges in compactly disposing batteries, regulators, and intake ducts below the seat, requiring a more efficient arrangement to optimize space and facilitate easy maintenance.
Innovation Solution
A saddle riding vehicle design featuring longitudinally aligned batteries and regulators between seat rails, with the regulator positioned below the battery to form a stepped portion, allowing the intake duct to be placed above, and the hydraulic control device disposed below the regulator for compact mass concentration, while the electric component storing box protects and cools the regulator.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the battery, regulator, and intake duct are disposed below the seat in a conventional manner, then the battery and regulator can be arranged compactly, but there is insufficient space to accommodate the intake duct compactly along with the battery and regulator
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a conventional side-by-side arrangement to a stepped vertical arrangement where the regulator is positioned below the battery, creating a two-level configuration. This dimensional change allows the intake duct to be accommodated in the space above the regulator while maintaining compact overall footprint below the seat
Solution Approach 2:
The intake duct is nested within the space created by the stepped arrangement of the battery and regulator. The duct is positioned in the void above the regulator but below the battery upper surface, effectively utilizing the interstitial space formed by the stepped configuration
2Ease of manufacture
If the battery and regulator are arranged side by side, then connection is easy, but space utilization below the seat is inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the arrangement from horizontal side-by-side positioning to a vertical stepped configuration where the regulator is disposed below the battery. This vertical stacking maintains electrical connection ease through direct proximity while dramatically improving space efficiency below the seat
3Volume of moving object
If components are arranged to maximize compactness, then space is optimized, but maintenance accessibility becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the component arrangement into distinct vertical levels with the battery on the upper level and the regulator on the lower level. This segmentation creates accessible interfaces and clear separation zones that facilitate maintenance while maintaining compact overall configuration
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This configuration enables compact and efficient placement of essential components, facilitating easy connection and maintenance, while ensuring the battery and regulator are protected and effectively cooled, thereby enhancing the vehicle's mobility and structural simplicity.
Implementation Method 1
the fins (62b) are disposed in an exposed manner below the electric component storing box (67)... The regulator (62) and the battery (60) are disposed such that the regulator (62) is disposed below an upper surface (60a) of the battery (60) in order to form a stepped portion (92). An intake duct (90) of an intake device (41) is disposed in a space formed above the regulator (62) by the stepped portion (92).
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AI summary
A saddle riding vehicle includes: a pair of left and right seat rails disposed below a seat for a passenger; a battery disposed below the seat; and a regulator connected to the battery. In the saddle riding vehicle, when viewed from above, the battery and the regulator are arranged in a longitudinally aligned state between the left and right seat rails, the regulator and the battery are disposed such that the regulator is disposed below an upper surface of the battery in order to form a stepped portion, and an intake duct of an intake device is disposed in a space formed above the regulator by the stepped portion.