Patent Publication Number: US-10774797-B2

Title: Air intake structure of saddle riding vehicle

Description:
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE 
     The present application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 to Japanese Patent Application No. 2018-215972 filed on Nov. 16, 2018. The content of the application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to an air intake structure of a saddle riding vehicle. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     Conventionally, there is known an air intake structure of a saddle riding vehicle in which intake air funnels corresponding to cylinders in front and rear are arranged within an air box, and an injector is disposed at a position facing an opening surface of each funnel (for example, see Patent Literature 1). In Patent Literature 1, an air filter is arranged forward with respect to the injector. 
     CITATION LIST 
     Patent Literature 
     [Patent Literature 1] JP-A No. 2005-343356 
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     Technical Problem 
     In Patent Literature 1, since an intake air enters from a front side, the intake air that passes through an air filter flows to a rear side through the injector and the funnel in the front side, and thus, even though an intake system in the front side is located at a position where the air is easily taken in compared with an intake system in the rear side, it is considered that there may be a case where a direct suction of fuel fails due to momentum of the intake air. 
     The present invention is made in consideration of the above-described circumstance, and it is an objective of the present invention to provide an air intake structure of a saddle riding vehicle configured to efficiently distribute an intake air to intake systems in front and rear, while dispersing momentum of the intake air received by an intake system in a front side. 
     Solution to Problem 
     An air intake structure of a saddle riding vehicle is disposed on the saddle riding vehicle ( 1 ) that includes intake system components ( 35 ,  91 ,  92 ,  94 ,  95 ) above an engine ( 11 ), the engine ( 11 ) includes a plurality of cylinders, and includes cylinders aligned at least in front and rear, the intake system components ( 35 ,  91 ,  92 ,  94 ,  95 ) include: funnels ( 91 ,  92 ) coupled to intake ports of the respective cylinders; and injectors ( 93 ) arranged at positions facing openings of the respective funnels ( 91 ,  92 ), the funnels ( 91 ,  92 ) and the injectors ( 93 ) are arranged inside an air box ( 35 ), and the air intake structure includes an air filter ( 84 ) in a front side with respect to the funnel ( 91 ) and the injector ( 93 ) disposed in a cylinder in a front side. In the air intake structure of the saddle riding vehicle, the air filter ( 84 ) is at least disposed so as to be oriented in a vertical direction in side view, and the air filter ( 84 ) has a middle part on which a louver ( 88 ) is disposed. 
     In the above configuration, the air box ( 35 ) may be in a bowl shape with an opened upper surface, and in a shape with an upper portion covered with a lid member ( 62 ), and the injectors ( 93 ) may be supported by towers ( 96 ) disposed on the funnels ( 91 ,  92 ). 
     In the above configuration, the louver ( 88 ) may be positioned in an upper side with respect to the injector ( 93 ) in a front side. 
     In the above configuration, the louver ( 88 ) may project to a side of a dirty side ( 86 ). 
     In the above configuration, the air box ( 35 ) may have a front end on which an intake air opening ( 61   b ) coupled to an intake passage ( 10   a ) is disposed, and the louver ( 88 ) may extend up to a position where the louver ( 88 ) overlaps with the intake passage ( 10   a ) in side view. 
     In the above configuration, the intake passage ( 10   a ) may have a lower side portion on which a guiding portion ( 82   a ) that orients upward may be provided. 
     In the above configuration, the guiding portion ( 82   a ) may have an upper end positioned in an upper side with respect to an upper side portion ( 91   a ) of the front side funnel ( 91 ). 
     In the above configuration, the intake passage ( 10   a ) may have an upper side portion ( 82   f ) that inclines upwardly toward the rear, and a space may be provided between an upper portion of the louver ( 88 ) and the upper side portion ( 82   f ) of the intake passage ( 10   a ). 
     In the above configuration, the injector ( 93 ) in a rear side may be positioned in an upper side with respect to the front side injector ( 93 ). 
     Advantageous Effects of Invention 
     The air intake structure of a saddle riding vehicle is disposed on the saddle riding vehicle that includes intake system components above an engine, the engine includes a plurality of cylinders, and includes cylinders aligned at least in front and rear, the intake system components include: funnels coupled to intake ports of the respective cylinders; and injectors arranged at positions facing openings of the respective funnels, the funnels and the injectors are arranged inside an air box, and the air intake structure includes an air filter in a front side with respect to the funnel and the injector disposed in a cylinder in a front side. In the air intake structure of the saddle riding vehicle, the air filter is at least disposed so as to be oriented in a vertical direction in side view, and the air filter has a middle part on which a louver is disposed. With this configuration, disposing the louver gives the intake air a directionality to ensure taking in the air such that the air is oriented to an upper side in the air box, thereby ensuring easily flowing the intake air to a rear side intake system (funnel and injector). 
     In the above configuration, the air box may be in a bowl shape with an opened upper surface, and in a shape with an upper portion covered with a lid member, and the injectors may be supported by towers disposed on the funnels. With this configuration, since the injectors are supported by the intake system component inside the air box, the space in the upper side of the injectors can be an intake passage. 
     In the above configuration, the louver may be positioned in an upper side with respect to the injector in a front side. With this configuration, the intake air can be oriented to an upper side of the front side injector. 
     In the above configuration, the louver may project to a side of a dirty side. With this configuration, the louver is disposed in the space in the dirty side upstream of the air filter, thereby no influence on a volume in a side of the clean side. 
     In the above configuration, the air box may have a front end on which an intake air opening coupled to an intake passage is disposed, and the louver may extend up to a position where the louver overlaps with the intake passage in side view. With this configuration, the louver is a long louver in front and rear that extends up to the intake passage, thereby ensuring giving a directionality to the intake air. 
     In the above configuration, the intake passage may have a lower side portion on which a guiding portion that orients upward may be provided. With this configuration, the flow of the intake air flowing in from the upper stream of the intake passage is oriented upward, thereby ensuring actively orienting the intake air to the louver side while reducing the intake air directly flowing into the intake system components on the front side inside the air box. 
     In the above configuration, the guiding portion may have an upper end positioned in an upper side with respect to an upper side portion of the front side funnel. Furthermore, this configuration ensures actively orienting the intake air to the louver side while reducing the intake air directly flowing into the intake system components on the front side inside the air box. 
     In the above configuration, the intake passage may have an upper side portion that inclines upwardly toward the rear, and a space may be provided between an upper portion of the louver and the upper side portion of the intake passage. This configuration ensures the intake air flowing into the air filter in an upper side of the louver. 
     In the above configuration, the injector in a rear side may be positioned in an upper side with respect to the front side injector. This configuration ensures the rear side injector easily suctioning the intake air flowing into the upper side. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a left side view illustrating a motorcycle according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a left side view illustrating a body frame, an air cleaner box, and an intake duct. 
         FIG. 3  is a cross-sectional view of the body frame, the air cleaner box, and the intake duct vertically cut off on a vehicle body centerline extending forward and rearward. 
         FIG. 4  is a plan view illustrating a positional relationship among the body frame, a box main body, and a joint. 
         FIG. 5  is a cross-sectional view taken along the line V-V in  FIG. 2 . 
         FIG. 6  is a main part enlarged view of  FIG. 5 . 
         FIG. 7  is a drawing in which the joint and the filter element are removed from  FIG. 6 . 
         FIG. 8  is a rear perspective view that corresponds to  FIG. 4 . 
         FIG. 9  is a rear perspective view illustrating a state where the box main body is covered with a box cover. 
         FIG. 10  is a main part enlarged view of  FIG. 3 . 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. It is to be noted that, throughout the description, references to directions, such as front, rear, left, right, upward, and downward, are made identical to directions with respect to a vehicle body, unless otherwise stated. It is also to be noted that, in the drawings, a reference sign FR denotes the front of the vehicle body, a reference sign UP denotes the upper side of the vehicle body, and a reference sign LH denotes the left of the vehicle body. 
       FIG. 1  is a left side view illustrating a motorcycle  1  according to the embodiment of the present invention. 
     The motorcycle  1  is a vehicle in which an engine  11  is supported by a body frame  10 , a front fork  12  that steerably supports a front wheel  2  is steerably supported by a front end portion of the body frame  10 , and a swing arm  13  that supports a rear wheel  3  is disposed at a rear of the body frame  10 . The motorcycle  1  is a saddle riding vehicle on which an occupant straddles on a seat  14  to seat, and the seat  14  is disposed on the upper side of the rear of the body frame  10 . 
     The body frame  10  includes a head tube  15  positioned in a center in a vehicle width direction, a left and right pair of main frames  16 , a left and right pair of down frames  17 , a left and right pair of pivot frames  18 , a left and right pair of seat frames (not illustrated), and a left and right pair of gussets  19 . 
     The head tube  15  is disposed at a front end of the body frame  10  and supports the front fork  12 . The main frame  16  rearwardly extends downward to the rear from an upper portion of the head tube  15 . The down frame  17  extends rearward and downward from a lower portion of the head tube  15 . 
     The pivot frame  18  extends downward from a rear end portion of the main frame  16 . The above-described seat frame extends rearward from the rear end portion of the main frame  16  and supports the seat  14 . The gusset  19  couples a front end portion of the main frame  16  with a front end portion of the down frame  17  in a vertical direction. A lower end portion of the down frame  17  and a rear portion of the main frame  16  are coupled by a coupling portion  20  that extends forward and rearward. 
     The front fork  12  includes a steering shaft (not illustrated), a left and right pair of fork pipes  21 , a top bridge  22 , a bottom bridge  23 , and a steering handlebar  24 . 
     The steering shaft is turnably supported by the head tube  15 . The left and right fork pipes  21  are telescopic buffers. The top bridge  22  is secured to an upper end of the above-described steering shaft, and couples upper portions of the left and right fork pipes  21 . The bottom bridge  23  is secured to a lower end of the above-described steering shaft and couples the left and right fork pipes  21 . The steering handlebar  24  is secured to the upper portions of the fork pipes  21 . 
     The front wheel  2  is supported by a front wheel shaft  2   a  passed between lower end portions of the left and right fork pipes  21 . 
     The swing arm  13  has a front end portion supported by a pivot shaft  26  passed between the left and right pivot frames  18 , and is swingable in a vertical direction with the pivot shaft  26  as a center. 
     The rear wheel  3  as a driving wheel is supported by a rear wheel shaft  3   a  disposed at a rear end portion of the swing arm  13 . 
     The swing arm  13  is suspended on the vehicle body via a cushion unit  27 . 
     The engine  11  is disposed between the down frames  17  and the pivot frames  18  under the main frames  16 , and is supported by the body frame  10 . 
     The engine  11  includes a crankcase  30  that houses a crankshaft (not illustrated) extending in the vehicle width direction (in left and right direction) and a cylinder portion  31  extending upward from an upper portion of a front portion of the crankcase  30 . 
     In a rear portion of the crankcase  30 , a transmission (not illustrated) that decelerates and outputs a rotation of the engine  11  is built-in. The output of the engine  11  is transmitted to the rear wheel  3  via a driving chain (not illustrated) passed between an output shaft  32  of the above-described transmission and the rear wheel  3 . 
     An exhaust pipe  33  of the engine  11  is extracted downward from an exhaust port on a front surface of the cylinder portion  31 , and extends rearward passing through under the crankcase  30 . 
     An air cleaner box  35  of an intake system of the engine  11  is arranged between the left and right main frames  16  above the engine  11 . As viewed in the side view of the vehicle, the main frames  16  overlap the air cleaner box  35  from outside. The air cleaner box  35  is arranged between the head tube  15  and a fuel tank  37  in a vehicle front and rear direction. 
     An intake air purified by the air cleaner box  35  flows to the intake port of the cylinder portion  31  through an intake passage (not illustrated). 
     The fuel tank  37  is arranged above rear portions of the main frames  16 , and is arranged between the seat  14  and the air cleaner box  35  in the vehicle front and rear direction. 
     The motorcycle  1  includes a vehicle body cover  38  that covers the vehicle body. 
     The vehicle body cover  38  includes a cowl  40  that covers the front portion and the lower portion of the vehicle body, an upper cover  44  that covers the air cleaner box  35  from an upper side, and a rear cover  45  that covers the rear portion of the vehicle body. 
     The cowl  40  is formed of an upper cowl  41  that covers the upper portion of the front fork  12  and the head tube  15  from a front side, a left and right pair of middle cowls  42  that cover the front portion of the body frame  10  and the engine  11  from left and right sides, and a lower cowl  43  that covers the engine  11  and the body frame  10  from a lower side. 
     The upper cowl  41  has a front surface on which an opening  41   a  that takes in a travelling air is formed. The opening  41   a  has an edge portion to which a front end portion of an intake duct  51  that guides the travelling air to a side of the air cleaner box  35  is coupled. 
     Between the upper cowl  41  and the head tube  15 , a meter  48  that displays information, such as a vehicle speed, is arranged. 
     A front fender  49  is supported by the left and right fork pipes  21 . 
       FIG. 2  is a left side view that illustrates the body frame  10 , the air cleaner box  35 , and the intake duct  51 . 
     Ahead of the head tube  15  of the body frame  10 , the intake duct  51  is disposed. 
     The intake duct  51  is a component of a two-split structure configured of a rear duct  52  disposed on a side of the head tube  15  and a front duct  53  that has a rear end portion coupled to a front end portion of the rear duct  52 . 
     The rear duct  52  supports a rear side stay  55  and a front side stay  58 . The rear side stay  55  supports the upper cowl  41  (see  FIG. 1 ) and includes the meter  48  (see  FIG. 1 ). The front side stay  58  supports a junction box  57  that houses a camera  56  that photographs ahead of the vehicle and coupling portions of wirings of electric components. The camera  56  may be annexed to a recorder that has a function to record a photographed video or a recording function. 
     The air cleaner box  35  includes a box main body  61  in an open-topped box shape and a box cover  62  that covers the upper opening of the box main body  61 , and is arranged between the left and right main frames  16 . 
     The box cover  62  has an upper portion on which an Electronic Control Unit (ECU)  64  is mounted. Here, the ECU  64  also includes an engine control unit that controls the engine  11  (see  FIG. 1 ). 
     The ECU  64  is covered with the fuel tank  37  (see  FIG. 1 ) and the upper cover  44  (see  FIG. 1 ) from an upper side. 
       FIG. 3  is a cross-sectional view of the body frame  10 , the air cleaner box  35 , and the intake duct  51  vertically cut off on a vehicle body centerline extending forward and rearward. 
     The body frame  10  includes an intake passage  10   a  that passes through left and right sides of the head tube  15  to extend rearward with respect to the head tube  15 . 
     The intake passage  10   a  has a front end portion coupled to the intake duct  51  (specifically, the rear duct  52 ). On an inner circumferential surface of a rear end portion of the intake passage  10   a , a pipe-shaped attachment  81  is bonded. Furthermore, the attachment  81  has a rear edge to which a front edge of a pipe-shaped joint  82  is fitted and coupled. 
     The joint  82  includes a guiding portion  82   a  that guides the air upward on an inner surface in a lower portion. 
     The joint  82  has a rear edge that is coupled to an edge of an opening  61   b  formed on a front wall  61   a  of the box main body  61 . 
     The air cleaner box  35  internally includes a filter element  84  vertically arranged over the box main body  61  and the box cover  62 , and has a front side facing forward of the vehicle. 
     The filter element  84  is a component that purifies an air introduced via the intake duct  51  and the intake passage  10   a . The filter element  84  partitions an inside of the air cleaner box  35  into a dirty side  86  on a side of the intake passage  10   a  and a clean side  87  on a rear portion side of the air cleaner box  35 . 
     The filter element  84  includes an air guide port  88  that projects into the dirty side  86 . 
     The air guide port  88  functions to cause a part of an air flow inside the dirty side  86  to move toward an upper portion in the clean side  87 . 
     In the clean side  87 , a plurality of throttle bodies  94 ,  95 , a plurality of air funnels  91 ,  92  mounted on upper portions of the respective throttle bodies  94 ,  95 , and injectors  93  disposed to face respective openings of the air funnels  91 ,  92  are disposed. The respective injectors  93  inject the fuel into the respective air funnels  91 ,  92  to supply the fuel to each cylinder of the engine  11 . 
     The above-described throttle bodies  94 ,  95  pass through a bottom wall  61   c  of the box main body  61  to be coupled to the cylinder portion  31  (see  FIG. 1 ) of the engine  11  (see  FIG. 1 ). 
     As described above, disposing the air guide port  88  in the filter element  84  ensures giving an air that flows into the clean side  87  a directionality so as to flow the air toward the upper portion in the clean side  87 . 
       FIG. 4  is a plan view that illustrates a positional relationship among the body frame  10 , the box main body  61 , and the joint  82 . 
     The front side of the head tube  15  supports a duct supporting member  66 . The duct supporting member  66  is mounted with a plurality of bolts  67  over the head tube  15 , the left and right main frames  16 , the left and right down frames  17 , and the left and right gussets  19 . The duct supporting member  66  configures a part of the body frame  10 . 
     The duct supporting member  66  has a front end portion that has a front opening  66   b . The intake passage  10   a  is formed behind the front opening  66   b.    
     The front opening  66   b  has an edge portion  66   c  whose center portion in the vehicle width direction projects forward with respect to the head tube  15 . The edge portion  66   c  is formed to be positioned gradually rearward as approaching toward an outside in the vehicle width direction from the center portion in the vehicle width direction. 
     The duct supporting member  66  is coupled to the rear duct  52  of the intake duct  51 . In details, the rear duct  52  has a rear end portion at which a body frame coupling portion  52   x  is disposed. The body frame coupling portion  52   x  of the rear duct  52  is coupled to the duct supporting member  66  and is mounted with a plurality of bolts  68  (see  FIG. 2 ). 
       FIG. 5  is a cross-sectional view taken along the line V-V in  FIG. 2 . 
     The head tube  15  has a middle portion  15   b  in a longitudinal direction whose cross-sectional outer shape is formed into a streamline. The head tube  15  has a shaft insertion hole  15   a  into which the above-described steering shaft is inserted. 
     The intake passage  10   a  of the body frame  10  has a left and right pair of branch passages  10   b  branched to respective both side portions in the vehicle width direction of the head tube  15 . 
     As described above, forming the cross-sectional shape of the head tube  15  into the streamline reduces a generation of a turbulent flow in the flow of air flowing into the intake passage  10   a , thereby ensuring a further smooth airflow. 
     On inner walls  16   a  of the left and right main frames  16  in the body frame  10 , head tube rear walls  10   c  arranged behind the head tube  15  are sequentially disposed. 
     On the head tube rear wall  10   c , a rear opening  10   d  that rearwardly opens the intake passage  10   a  is formed. The rear opening  10   d  is formed into an approximately rectangular shape as viewed from a rear side. Through the rear opening  10   d , the pipe-shaped attachment  81  is disposed on an inner surface of the intake passage  10   a . The attachment  81  is bonded to the body frame  10 . The attachment  81  has an internal space that configures the intake passage  10   a  integral with the head tube  15 . 
       FIG. 6  is a main part enlarged view of  FIG. 5 . 
     The attachment  81  includes a main body  81   b  in an approximately rectangular pipe shape. The main body  81   b  includes a left and right pair of sidewall portions  81   c . The sidewall portion  81   c  extends forward with respect to an upper portion and a lower portion of the main body  81   b . The sidewall portion  81   c  has a front edge formed to be downward to the front as illustrated in  FIG. 3 . The main body  81   b  has a rear portion where a rear edge portion  81   a  that radially expands is formed. The rear edge portion  81   a  is formed to be thicker than the main body  81   b . The rear edge portion  81   a  is supported with a width in the front and rear direction larger than the thickness of the rear edge portion  81   a . The rear edge portion  81   a  is made more difficult to deform than the main body  81   b.    
     The rear edge portion  81   a  is coupled to the pipe-shaped joint (rear side intake duct)  82  that slightly tapers as approaching forward. The joint  82  is made of resin. The joint  82  includes an opened distal end portion  82   b  at a front end portion. The distal end portion  82   b  is inserted into the rear edge portion  81   a  of the attachment  81 . The distal end portion  82   b  is formed to have the opening shape that matches the main body  81   b  of the attachment  81 , and the distal end portion  82   b  of the joint  82  continuously extends from the main body  81   b  of the attachment  81 . Since the attachment  81  and the joint  82  are made of resin, they can be coupled using the elasticity of the resin. Coupling the joint  82  to the intake passage  10   a  via the attachment  81  ensures easy attaching and improved air tightness. 
     The distal end portion  82   b  has an outer periphery where an attachment receiving portion  82   c  is formed. The attachment receiving portion  82   c  is formed into a pipe shape. The attachment receiving portion  82   c  radially expands so as to bend forward. The attachment receiving portion  82   c  forms a ring-shaped and clearance-shaped fitting groove  82   d  between the attachment receiving portion  82   c  and the distal end portion  82   b.    
     In the fitting groove  82   d , an annular seal  83  is arranged. Into the fitting groove  82   d , the rear edge portion  81   a  of the attachment  81  is inserted. The seal  83  is pressed onto the attachment receiving portion  82   c  by the rear edge portion  81   a  to seal the gap between the attachment  81  and the joint  82 . When the joint  82  is attached to the attachment  81 , the attachment receiving portion  82   c  ensures reliably coupling the attachment  81  and the joint  82 , and ensures the improved air tightness. 
     The joint  82  extends into an inside of the box main body  61  through the opening  61   b  of the box main body  61 . The joint  82  has a rear end on which a flange portion  82   e  is formed. The flange portion  82   e  radially expands larger than the opening  61   b  of the box main body  61 . The flange portion  82   e  is mounted to the front wall  61   a  with a plurality of bolts  69  in a state of being in contact with the inside of the box main body  61 , that is, a rear surface (internal surface) of the front wall  61   a  of the box main body  61 . Accordingly, the joint  82  can be supported in the air cleaner box  35  with a simple structure. 
     When the joint  82  is attached to the box main body  61 , the distal end portion  82   b  of the joint  82  is inserted into the opening  61   b  from the inside of the box main body  61 . Then, the joint  82  is inserted until the flange portion  82   e  is brought into contact with the front wall  61   a , and the flange portion  82   e  is secured with the plurality of bolts  69 . Since the joint  82  is a separate body from the air cleaner box  35 , and the joint  82  is arranged through the opening  61   b  from the inside of the air cleaner box  35 , it is possible to couple to the intake passage  10   a  after the air cleaner box  35  is positioned on the body frame  10 , thereby providing a good attachability. The joint  82  can be attached by visually perceiving through the opening  61   b.    
       FIG. 7  is a drawing in which the joint  82  and the filter element  84  are removed from  FIG. 6 . 
     In plan view, the front wall  61   a  of the box main body  61  linearly extends in the left and right direction. Meanwhile, the body frame (frame)  10  forms an approximately U shape depressed forward with the head tube  15  and the left and right pair of main frames  16  as seen in a plan view. Between the front wall  61   a  of the box main body  61  and the head tube rear wall (U-shaped bottom portion)  10   c  of the body frame  10 , a space  70  is generated. Via this space  70 , coupling of the joint  82  can be confirmed as illustrated in  FIG. 4 . 
       FIG. 8  is a rear perspective view that corresponds to  FIG. 4 . In  FIG. 8 , the filter element  84  is indicated by a two-dot chain line.  FIG. 9  is a rear perspective view illustrating a state where the box main body  61  is covered with the box cover  62 . 
     The box main body  61  is in a bowl shape with an opened upper surface. The box main body  61  has an approximately hexagonal-shaped upper opening edge  61   d  whose center portion in the front and rear direction is formed wide. Around the upper opening edge  61   d , a plurality of fastening pieces  61   f  are formed. 
     The upper opening edge  61   d  of the box main body  61  is covered with the box cover (lid member)  62 . The box cover  62  includes a plurality of fastening pieces  62   a  corresponding to the respective fastening pieces  61   f  of the box main body  61 . Through the fastening piece  62   a  and the fastening piece  61   f , a bolt  63  is inserted. The bolt  63  and a nut  65  fasten the box main body  61  and the box cover  62 . 
       FIG. 10  is a main part enlarged view of  FIG. 3 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 8  and  FIG. 10 , in front of the air funnels  91  in the front side, the above-described filter element (air filter)  84  is arranged. The filter element  84  curves to convex forward. The filter element  84  includes a square-ring shaped frame body  84   a . The frame body  84   a  is formed into a cross-sectional U shape as illustrated in  FIG. 8 . The frame body  84   a  includes an upper portion  84   b , a lower portion  84   c , and a left and right pair of side portions  84   d . The frame body  84   a  supports a filter main body  84   e  through which an air passes in the thickness direction such that the air is purified. 
     The filter element  84  is attachably/detachably mounted to a filter mounting portion  61   g  of the box main body  61 . The filter mounting portion  61   g  includes a left and right pair of side portion guide grooves  61   h  and a fitting groove  61   i  formed on an upper surface of the bottom wall  61   c . The side portion guide groove  61   h  extends perpendicular to the upper opening edge  61   d  and toward the bottom wall  61   c . The filter element  84  is guided by having the side portions  84   d  inserted along the side portion guide grooves  61   h , and thus, the lower portion  84   c  fits in the fitting groove  61   i . That is, the filter element  84  is mounted to the box main body  61 . 
     The filter element  84  has the upper portion  84   b  positioned in an upper side with respect to the upper opening edge  61   d  and fitted to the box cover  62 . 
     The box cover  62  has a fitting groove  62   b  to which the upper portion  84   b  is fitted. When the box cover  62  covers the upper opening edge  61   d  of the box main body  61 , the upper portion  84   b  of the filter element  84  is fitted to the fitting groove  62   b  of the box cover  62 . The filter element  84  is sandwiched by the box main body  61  and the box cover  62 . The upper portion  84   b  of the filter element  84  has a fixing hole  84   f  in the center in the vehicle width direction. Through the fixing hole  84   f , a fixture  75  is inserted from the upper portion of the box cover  62  and secured. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 10 , the box main body  61  internally supports the front side throttle bodies  94  disposed as a left and right pair in the front side, and the rear side throttle bodies  95  disposed as a left and right pair in the rear side. The front side throttle body  94  liftably supports the front side air funnel  91  that is supported with the intake passage length variable. The rear side throttle body  95  liftably supports the rear side air funnel  92  that is supported with the intake passage length variable. Each of the throttle bodies  94 ,  95  passes through the bottom wall  61   c  of the box main body  61  to be coupled to the engine  11  (see  FIG. 1 ). The engine  11  has intake ports (not illustrated) of respective left and right pair of cylinders aligned in front and rear that are coupled to the respective throttle bodies  94 ,  95 . 
     The throttle bodies  94 ,  95  have upper end portions as end portions on sides of the air funnels  91 ,  92  that are in radially expanding shapes. The throttle bodies  94 ,  95  have upper ends that support towers  96 . The tower  96  includes a plurality of support pillars  96   a  extending in an up and down direction and a plate  96   b  supported between upper portions of the support pillars  96   a.    
     The support pillar  96   a  has both ends in an axial direction where threads (not illustrated) are formed. The support pillars  96   a  have lower end portions fastened to upper end portions of the throttle bodies  94 ,  95 . The support pillar  96   a  has an upper end portion on which the plate  96   b  is mounted and fastened with a nut  96   c . To the plate  96   b , an injector  93  is secured with a fixture (not illustrated). The injector  93  is disposed inside the box main body  61 . Between the injector  93  and the box cover  62  in the upper side, a space where the intake air flows is formed. 
     Thus, the injectors  93  are supported by intake system members, such as the air funnel  91 ,  92  and the throttle bodies  94 ,  95  via the towers  96 , thereby ensuring causing the upper spaces of the injectors  93  to be the intake passages, and thus, the intake air flows as indicated by an arrow A 6  in  FIG. 10 . 
     The rear side injector  93  overlaps a virtual line L 1  passing through an upper end of the front side injector  93  and extending in a horizontal direction in side view, and is positioned in the upper side with respect to the front side injector  93 . As indicated by the arrow A 6 , the intake air flowing into the upper side in the air cleaner box  35  easily flows to the rear side injector  93 . 
     The filter element  84  in front of the front side air funnel  91  is disposed. The filter element  84  is slightly inclined such that the upper side is positioned to the rear, and is disposed approximately perpendicular to the front and rear direction. 
     The filter element  84  includes the rectangular pipe shaped air guide port (louver)  88 . The air guide port  88  is supported between the left and right side portions  84   d  of the frame body  84   a . The air guide port  88  is supported upward in a middle part in the vertical direction of the side portion  84   d.    
     Disposing the air guide port  88  gives the intake air a directionality, thereby ensuring taking in the intake air to be oriented upward in the air cleaner box  35 , and thus, the intake air can be flown as indicated by an arrow A 4 . Accordingly, the intake air can easily flow to the rear side air funnel  92  and the rear side injector  93 . 
     The air guide port  88  extends forward, and inclines forward with respect to the side portions  84   d  of the filter element  84 . The air guide port  88  projects forward with respect to the filter main body  84   e  to extend toward a side of the dirty side  86 . The existence of the air guide port  88  does not have any influence on a volume in a side of the clean side  87 . Accordingly, there is no influence on the injector  93  and the like arranged inside the air cleaner box  35 . 
     The air guide port  88  extends up to a position where the air guide port  88  overlaps the joint  82  in side view through the opening (intake air opening)  61   b  of the box main body  61 . The air guide port  88  has a long shape in front and rear that extends up to the intake passage formed by the joint  82 . Accordingly, the air guide port  88  can give a directionality to the intake air. 
     The air guide port  88  is positioned in the upper side with respect to the plate  96   b  of the front side tower  96 . Approximately the whole air guide port  88  is positioned in the upper side with respect to the front side injector  93  and positioned in the upper side with respect to the virtual line L 1 . The air guide port  88  is parallel to the intake passage  10   a . The air guide port  88  is easily held in a state parallel to the ground. 
     Approximately the whole air guide port  88  is positioned in the upper side with respect to the front side injector  93 . Accordingly, the intake air guided by the air guide port  88  can be the intake air oriented to the upper side of the front side injector  93  as indicated by the arrow A 4 . 
     The joint  82  has a lower surface portion (lower side portion) where the guiding portion  82   a  oriented upward is formed. The guiding portion  82   a  has a front surface  82   a   1  oriented to the air guide port  88  by inclining upward as approaching the rear. 
     The guiding portion  82   a  orients the flow of the intake air flowing into the joint  82  as indicated by the arrow A 1  upward as indicated by the arrow A 2 . Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the intake air directly flowing in to the front side air funnel  91  and actively orient the intake air toward a side of the air guide port  88 . That is, as indicated by the arrow A 5 , the momentum of the intake air received by the front side intake system can be dispersed. 
     An upper end  82   a   2  of the guiding portion  82   a  is positioned in the upper side with respect to the virtual line L 2  extending along an open end (upper side portion)  91   a  of the front side air funnel  91 . Accordingly, it is possible to orient the intake air further upward compared with a case where the upper end  82   a   2  is positioned in the lower side with respect to the virtual line L 2 . 
     An upper surface portion (upper side portion)  82   f  of the joint  82  inclines upwardly toward the rear. The upper surface portion  82   f  inclines approximately similarly to the front surface  82   a   1  of the guiding portion  82   a . Between the air guide port  88  and the upper surface portion  82   f , the space where the intake air passes through is formed. As indicated by the arrow A 3 , the intake air can flow in the upper side of the air guide port  88 , and the intake air is easily flown further upward. 
     As described above, according to the embodiment to which the present invention is applied, the air intake structure of a saddle riding vehicle is disposed on the motorcycle  1  that includes the intake system components  35 ,  91 ,  92 ,  94 ,  95  above the engine  11 , the engine  11  includes the left and right pair of cylinders (not illustrated) aligned in front and rear, the intake system components  35 ,  91 ,  92 ,  94 ,  95  include: the air funnels (funnels)  91 ,  92  coupled to the intake ports of the respective cylinders; and the injectors  93  arranged at the positions facing the openings of the respective air funnels  91 ,  92 , the air funnels  91 ,  92  and the injectors  93  are arranged inside the air cleaner box (air box)  35 , and the air intake structure includes the filter element  84  in the front side with respect to the air funnel  91  and the injector  93  disposed in the cylinder in the front side. In the air intake structure of a saddle riding vehicle, the filter element  84  is at least disposed so as to be oriented in the vertical direction in side view, and the filter element  84  has the middle part on which the air guide port  88  is disposed. With this configuration, disposing the air guide port  88  gives the intake air a directionality, and thus, it is possible to take in an air so as to orient the air to the upper side in the air cleaner box  35 , thereby ensuring easily flowing the intake air to the air funnel  92  and the injector  93  in the rear side. 
     In this embodiment, the air cleaner box  35  is in a bowl shape with the opened upper surface, and is in a shape with the upper side covered with the box cover  62 . The injectors  93  are supported by the towers  96  disposed on the funnels  91 ,  92 . Accordingly, the injector  93  is supported by the intake system components inside the air cleaner box  35 , thereby ensuring the space in the upper side of the injector  93  being the intake passage. 
     In this embodiment, the air guide port  88  is positioned in the upper side with respect to the front side injector  93 . Accordingly, the intake air can be oriented upward of the front side injector  93 . 
     In this embodiment, the air guide port  88  may project to the side of the dirty side  86 . With this configuration, the air guide port  88  is disposed in the space in the dirty side  86  upstream of the filter element  84 ; therefore, there is no influence on the volume of the side of the clean side  87 . 
     In this embodiment, the opening  61   b  coupled to the intake passage  10   a  is disposed at the front end of the air cleaner box  35 , and the air guide port  88  extends up to the position where the air guide port  88  overlaps the joint  82  forming the intake passage  10   a  in side view. Accordingly, the air guide port  88  is the long louver in front and rear extending up to the intake passage  10   a , and can give the directionality to the intake air. 
     In this embodiment, the lower side portion of the intake passage  10   a  on which the guiding portion  82   a  that orients upward is provided. Accordingly, the flow of the intake air flowing in from the upper stream of the intake passage  10   a  is oriented upward; therefore, it is possible to reduce the intake air directly flowing in to the front side funnel  91  inside the air cleaner box  35  and actively orient the intake air to the air guide port  88  side. 
     In this embodiment, the upper end of the guiding portion  82   a  is positioned in the upper side with respect to the open end  91   a  of the front side funnel  91 . Accordingly, furthermore, it is possible to reduce the intake air directly flowing in to the front side funnel  91  inside the air cleaner box  35  and actively orient the intake air to the louver side. 
     In this embodiment, the upper surface portion  82   f  of the intake passage  10   a  inclines upwardly toward the rear, and the space is provided between the upper portion of the air guide port  88  and the upper surface portion  82   f  of the intake passage  10   a . Accordingly, the intake air can be flown into the filter element  84  in the upper side of the air guide port  88 . 
     In this embodiment, the rear side injector  93  is positioned in the upper side with respect to the front side injector  93 . Accordingly, the rear side injector  93  can easily suction the intake air flowing to the upper side. 
     The above-described embodiment is given to merely illustrate an aspect of the present invention, and any modification and application are possible without departing from the spirit of the present invention. 
     For example, while in the above-described embodiment, the engine  11  includes the left and right pair of cylinders aligned in front and rear, it is at least necessary that the cylinders are aligned in front and rear. 
     The present invention is also applicable to a saddle riding vehicle besides the motorcycle  1 , not limited to the case where the present invention is applied to the motorcycle  1 . The saddle riding vehicle includes vehicles in general on which a rider straddles a vehicle body to get, and a vehicle including not only the motorcycle (including a motorized bicycle), but also a three-wheeled vehicle or a four-wheeled vehicle classified in an All Terrain Vehicle (ATV). 
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               10   a  . . . Intake passage 
               11  . . . Engine 
               35  . . . Air cleaner box (air box, intake system component) 
               61   b  . . . Opening (intake air opening) 
               62  . . . Box cover (lid member) 
               82   a  . . . Guiding portion 
               82   f  . . . Upper surface portion (upper side portion) 
               84  . . . Filter element (air filter) 
               86  . . . Dirty side 
               88  . . . Air guide port (louver) 
               91  . . . Front side air funnel (front side funnel, intake system component) 
               91   a  . . . Open end (upper side portion) 
               92  . . . Rear side air funnel (rear side funnel, intake system component) 
               93  . . . Injector 
               94  . . . Front side throttle body (intake system component) 
               95  . . . Rear side throttle body (intake system component) 
               96  . . . Tower