Patent ID: 9352798
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: B60T,B62J,B62K,B62L,F16D

Claim Text:
1. A vehicle comprising: a body frame that leans to the right of the vehicle when the vehicle turns right and that leans to the left of the vehicle when the vehicle turns left; a right front wheel and a left front wheel that are aligned in a left-and-right direction of the body frame; a right suspension device that supports the right front wheel at a lower portion thereof and that absorbs an upward displacement of the right front wheel in an up-and-down direction of the body frame; a left suspension device that supports the left front wheel at a lower portion thereof and that absorbs an upward displacement of the left front wheel in the up-and-down direction of the body frame; a link mechanism which includes: a body cover that is provided at least directly ahead of, directly behind, directly on the left of, or directly on the right of an outer peripheral surface of the link mechanism excluding an upper surface and a lower surface thereof; a brake device that is provided directly below the link mechanism to apply a braking force to, at least, one of the right front wheel and the left front wheel; a brake controller that is provided directly above the link mechanism to control the brake device; and a brake controlling operation transmission member that connects the brake controller with the brake device to transmit a brake controlling operation that is inputted into the brake controller to the brake device; wherein the body cover includes an outer surface covering portion that covers at least a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the link mechanism excluding the upper surface and the lower surface thereof; and when the vehicle is in the upright state, at least a portion of a leaning associated deforming portion of the brake controlling operation transmission member that deforms in association with the leaning of the body frame is positioned between the outer peripheral surface of the link mechanism, excluding the upper surface and the lower surface thereof, and the outer surface covering portion.