Patent ID: 6142253
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: B62J,B62K,Y10S

Abstract:
Vehicle frame having a step-through opening for a vehicle having at least two wheels, a resilient front wheel suspension, a steering device for at least one front wheel, a resilient rear wheel suspension for at least one rear wheel, at least one seat device for a driver and at least one protection device which extends in front of, over and behind the driver and which is designed such that it results in a laterally open cage which permits a stepping-through by the driver, having an engine which is mounted adjacent the rear wheel,wherein at least one supporting principal frame element extends essentially in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle from a rear bottom of the vehicle frame, close to the engine, to a front top of the vehicle frame, close to the steering device, andwherein at least one further frame element is provided on each side below the principal frame element at least a portion of which extends essentially in parallel to a vehicle contact surface bottom and forms a supporting surface for a respective foot of the driver wherein the engine is mounted to the rear of said further frame element.