Patent ID: 8074760
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: B62K

Abstract:
1. A vehicle comprising: a vehicle body frame including a pivot member; a wheel supported by a wheel axle; and an arm member including a pair of arms and a connecting member disposed between and connecting the pair of arms, the connecting member including one or more brackets; and a cushion unit arranged to connect a rear end portion of the pair of arms to the vehicle body frame; wherein the rear end portion of the pair of arms is arranged to support end sections of the wheel axle, and a front end portion of the pair of arms is connected to the pivot member of the vehicle body frame; the connecting member is connected to the vehicle body frame via the pair of arms, the connecting member includes a rear end section including a recessed section that is recessed toward the pivot member in a plan view of the vehicle, and the recessed section includes a rear surface that is opposed to the wheel axle; the connecting member is defined by a tabular member including one end section bent to abut against another end section of the tabular member in an abutting section of the rear surface that opposes the wheel axle; the one end section and the another end section are opposed to each other without projecting toward the wheel axle and are connected to each other via a weld; the rear surface includes first and second connections connecting the connecting member and the pair of arms at a rearward most portion of the connecting member, the first and second connections are defined by vertical straight lines, and the weld extends from the first connection to the second connection; and none of the one or more brackets extends rearward from the rear surface of the connecting member.