Patent ID: 11932345
Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A leaning vehicle, comprising:
a vehicle body;
a first wheel positioned on a first side in a vehicle width direction;
a second wheel positioned on a second side opposite to the first side in the vehicle width direction;
a first bearing inserted into a hub hole of the first wheel;
a second bearing inserted into a hub hole of the second wheel;
a first axle inserted into the first bearing;
a second axle inserted into the second bearing;
a first supporter supporting the first wheel from inside in the vehicle width direction;
a second supporter supporting the second wheel from inside in the vehicle width direction; and
a lean mechanism configured to cause the first wheel and the second wheel to lean about a front-rear direction as a rotation center when the vehicle body leans about the front-rear direction as a rotation center,
wherein the first bearing is a single bearing inserted into the hub hole of the first wheel,
wherein the first bearing includes an inner portion and an outer portion, such that the first axle is attached to the inner portion of the first bearing, the first wheel is attached to the outer portion of the first bearing, and the first wheel rotates integrally with the outer portion of the first bearing relative to the vehicle body,
wherein the second bearing is a single bearing inserted into the hub hole of the second wheel, and
wherein the second bearing includes an inner portion and an outer portion, such that the second axle is attached to the inner portion of the second bearing, the second wheel is attached to the outer portion of the second hearing, and the second wheel rotates integrally with the outer portion of the second bearing relative to the vehicle body.