Patent ID: 9428240
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: B62K

Claim Text:
1. A vehicle body frame for a saddle-ride type vehicle, said vehicle body frame comprising: a head pipe which pivotally supports a steering shaft for steering a front wheel; a main frame having a front end welded to the head pipe and extending from the front end toward a rear of the vehicle; and a pivot frame having a front end which is connected to a rear portion of the main frame and extending toward the rear of the vehicle, the pivot frame configured to pivotally support a swing arm thereon via a pivot shaft, with a rear wheel supported at an end of the swing arm opposite the pivot frame, wherein at least one of the main frame and the pivot frame includes: a grooved member having an opening facing a center of a vehicle body, a lid member put on the opening of the grooved member, and a laser-weld bead, with which the lid member and the grooved member are joined to each other, wherein the grooved member is manufactured by any one of forging and casting and includes a web and a pair of flanges extending toward the center of the vehicle body respectively from opposite edges of the web, and includes a rib extending toward the center of the vehicle body from the web between the pair of flanges, and the lid member is joined to the rib.