Patent ID: 8636092

Claim:
A saddle riding type electric vehicle, comprising: a main frame extending rearward from a head pipe; a pivot frame extending downward from a rear end of the main frame; a down frame extending in a vertical direction below a front part of the main frame; and a bottom frame extending rearward from a lower end of the down frame and having a rear end connected to the pivot frame, wherein a battery is provided in a detachably-attached manner in a space formed by the main frame, the down frame, the bottom frame, and the pivot frame, wherein the battery is integrated with the down frame and the bottom frame, the bottom frame is engaged with the pivot frame in a detachably-attached manner by engaging means provided between the bottom frame and the pivot frame, one of the down frame and the battery is fixed to the main frame in a detachably-attached manner by a lock provided between the main frame and the down frame or the battery, the down frame, the bottom frame, and the battery are configured to swing pivotally around an engagement position where the bottom frame is engaged with the pivot frame when the fixation of the down frame or the battery to the main frame is released upon release of the lock, said vehicle further comprising a steering shaft turnably supported by the head pipe; a handlebar provided above the steering shaft; a wheel provided below the steering shaft, the wheel being located in front of the down frame, wherein when the handlebar is in an unturned state, the wheel restricts detachment of the battery from a vehicle body by being located on at least any one of swing loci of the down frame, the bottom frame, and the battery drawn when the down frame, the bottom frame, and the battery swing pivotally around the engagement position, and wherein when the handlebar is in a turned state, the wheel deviates from the swing locus and thereby enables detachment of the battery from the vehicle body.