Abstract: The invention generally relates to an apparatus and/or a method for moving an round flexible member into and out of a well bore, and particularly, to an injector with two or more gripping members which bind the outer surface of the round flexible member; two or more actuators which cause the gripping members to bind or release the round flexible member; and at least one reciprocator for translating a gripping member to move the round flexible member, or for repositioning the gripping member. A method of translating a round flexible member is also provided which includes the steps of binding the outer surface of a round flexible member with at least one gripping members by engagement with an actuator, and translating a gripping member by reciprocator to move the round flexible member.

Abstract: The three-in-one equine hoof tool is a unique all-inclusive hoof grooming tool combining a hoof pick, hoof brush, tough-debris scraper and an ergonomic handle all within a whimsical equine-shaped body. The tool is the first of its kind to offer an arch-shaped hoof brush, which allows semi-circular brushing action along the sides of the frog for the comfort of the equine during enhanced debris removal.

Abstract: An apparatus for fracturing a crust on an agricultural field includes a tool bar and a support attached to the tool bar. A plurality of discs are non-rotatably attached to an axle that is rotatably supported by the support. Each of the plurality of discs include a plurality of spaced apart teeth about the perimeter of each disc. The teeth comprise convex surfaces and concave surfaces that converge at distal ends where the plurality of discs rotate about the support such that the convex surfaces penetrate and fracture the crust and that any debris or trash picked up by the teeth is ejected by the angles of the teeth and angles of the support brackets preventing plugging and destruction of the rowed crop.

Abstract: A portable power tool having a relatively compact multi-stage, three-speed transmission and a related method for operating a power tool with a multi-stage, three-speed transmission.

Abstract: A pneumatically operated underground piercing tool that includes an elongate cylindrical body carrying an anvil at one end and with a striker slidably received within a chamber defined by the body. An end cap, threadedly engaged with another end of the body, captures a striker within the chamber. A valve assembly controls the communication of pressurized air to and from the body and is operator adjustable in order to produce forward or rearward movement of the piercing tool. A strong threaded engagement between the body and the end cap is provided by a tapered buttress thread. The striker defines a plurality of balancing grooves which aid in the uniform distribution of pressurized fluid around the striker. A recess is formed in an end wall of the striker to inhibit pressurized fluid from being trapped between the striker and the end cap when the striker is reciprocated within the body.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide an improved technique for lessening an imp force caused by rebound of a tool bit after its striking movement in an impact power tool. representative impact power tool comprises a tool body, a hammer actuating member, a holder, a driving mechanism, a weight placed in contact with the hammer actuating member move rearward by a reaction force transmitted from the hammer actuating member when hammer actuating member performs a hammering operation on the workpiece and an ela element elastically deformed when the weight moves rearward in the tool body to push the ela element such that the elastic element absorbs the reaction force transmitted to the weight. weight is defined one or both of the cylinder and the tool holder.

Abstract: Especially developed for the assembly of structures which are normally used in the most varied of cabinet types, these are also known as electrical panels, which in reality are cabinets with side closing doors to house a very large variety of electrical and electronic components and devices, encompassing a cross section (104) which on its exterior constitutes the means of support for the enclosures and accessories, whilst that on the inside, the same structure configures the uprights for the assembly of the electrical and electronic devices.

Abstract: A fire resistant assembly, which may comprise a first layer having a lumen therein, a second layer adjacent the first layer, a first structural member disposed between the first and second layers, and a box having a cavity defined by a wall, a first opening in the wall, a flange proximate the first opening, and optionally a second opening in the wall, wherein the box is disposed between the first layer and the second layer and wherein the opening is disposed on the lumen of the first layer, the box comprising a further fire resistant feature such as an intumescent ring disposed about the second opening, a plenum wrap layer, or an intumescent layer, and various methods and apparatuses related thereto.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a faceplate having a backing plate and a stainless steel cover plate. The backing plate includes at least one opening to receive a module and at least one pocket. The pocket includes a mounting snap. The cover plate includes at least one opening to receive the module and at least one pocket opening. The pocket opening includes a tab that extends from the cover plate. When faceplate is assembled, the mounting snap engages the tab to secure the cover plate to the backing plate.

Abstract: An electrical cable coupler shell has first and second halves with open end portions configured for telescopic movement along an axis. A first clamp structure is located on the first shell half. A second clamp structure is located on the second shell half. A third clamp structure is receivable in screw threaded engagement with the first clamp structure for movement axially and rotationally relative to the first shell half. The third clamp structure is configured to engage the second clamp structure so as to rotate relative to the second shell half, and simultaneously to impart axial movement to the second shell half, upon moving axially and rotationally in screw threaded engagement with the first clamp structure.

Abstract: In a flat-shaped cable in which many conductors or transmission lines arranged side by side are covered with and held between insulators or sheaths, the insulators or the sheaths are made of non-sintered or semi-sintered polytetrafluoroethylene, and are sintered and joined at web portions where the insulators or the sheaths are connected through the conductors or the transmission lines, and therefore, even if it is formed by using a PTFE sheet or an EPTFE sheet as an insulator or a sheath of the flat-shaped cable such as a flat cable, the flat-shaped cable can be made to have excellent bendability, flexibility or pliability, as well as excellent slidability.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system of manually linked fastening clips for electrical cables. The manually linked clips are preferably linked to one another by way of a tongue-and-groove joint. Since the clips of the present invention are manually linkable via the tongue-and-groove joint, an installer may manually link electrical cable fasteners into numbered groupings of the installer's own choosing. The tongue-and-groove joint of the clips permits the installer to easily separate linked clips from one another by simply rotating one linked clip with respect to the other. This rotating action quickly and effortlessly disengages the tongue portion of one linked fastener from the corresponding groove portion of the other linked fastener, thereby facilitating the installation of electrical cable. The manually linked clips may be inserted into a clip dispensing sleeve to provide the installer with a continous feed of cable fastening clips during installation.

Abstract: A communications cable management system includes a support structure and a door assembly. The support structure defines a cable trough and includes at least two first mount structures and at least two second mount structures spaced apart from the at least two first mount structures. The door assembly includes a door body, first and second latch mechanisms, and first and second actuators. The door body has first and second opposed side edges. The first latch mechanism includes at least two first latch structures each selectively positionable between a latched position, wherein the first latch structure engages a respective one of the first mount structures to secure the door body to the support structure for pivotal movement therebetween about a first pivot axis proximate the first side edge of the door body, and an unlatched position, wherein the first latch structure is disengaged from the first mount structure to permit the first side edge of the door to be separated from the support structure.

Abstract: A power converter including a printed circuit board (PCB) having a plurality of heat conductive layers configured to sink heat generated by the power converter electronics. Each of these heat conductive layers are comprised of thermally conductive material configured as planar sheets, each of these heat conductive layers being coupled to at least one wire to sink heat therefrom, such as via a wire of an input cable and/or output cable. Advantageously, a more compact power converter is realized having improved power output while operating within safety guidelines.

Abstract: In an arrangement having at least one substrate, at least one electrical component is disposed on a surface section of the substrate and is provided with an electrical contact area, and at least one electrical contact lug has an electrical connecting area electrically contacting the contact area of the component. The connecting area of the contact lug and the contact area of the component are interconnected so that at least one zone of the contact lug protrudes beyond the area of the component. The contact lug is provided with at least one electrically conducting film while the electrically conducting film is provided with the electrical connecting area of the contact lug. The arrangement is particularly useful for large-area, low-inductive contacting of power semiconductor chips, as it allows for high current density.

Abstract: A printed circuit board includes a product portion and a backing plate. Upper and lower surfaces of the backing plate are coated with solder masks with different material characteristics.

Abstract: A multilayer chip carrier with increased space for power distribution PTHs and reduced power-related noise. In a multilayer chip carrier with two signal redistribution fanout layers, in addition to signal escape from near-edge signal pads at the first fanout layer, remaining signal pads are moved closer to the edge of the chip footprint. At the voltage layer below the first fanout layer, the remaining signal pads are moved again, closer to the edge of the chip footprint. In the second fanout layer, below the voltage layer, the remaining signal pads escape. The region where signal pads are moved provides increased space for power PTHs.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a printed circuit board that allows a wiring pattern to be resistant to noise while maintaining solderability even in the case where a wiring pattern is drawn out from the lower part of a QFP. A printed circuit board on which a QFP is mounted by dip soldering is provided with two separate solder flow lands formed between a front soldering land group and a rear soldering land group and a wiring pattern formed between the two separate solder flow lands, wherein the wiring pattern is a land having a width of not less than 0.3 mm, and a space between the wiring pattern and the solder flow lands is not less than 0.4 mm nor more than 0.8 mm.

Abstract: A flange and packaging assembly characterized by a structural lip configured to impart resistance to thermal-induced deformation (i.e. “stiffness”) to the flange during elevated temperature die attachment processes. The stiffness is achieved through appropriate configuration of the lip (height, width and shape) and is sufficient to at least partially counteract the stresses generated from coefficient of thermal expansion differentials between the flange and a die attached to it. The lip may be molded or otherwise formed with the flange as a unitary lip-stiffened flange, or may be a separate structure that is affixed to the flange. The flange has a lip-stiffened region for die attachment. This region may be raised above the first surface of the substrate base for enhanced stiffening, and may be in the form of a single pedestal supporting a single or multiple die, or may be a series of raised pedestals, each supporting one or more die.

Abstract: A Non-metallic Elbow Conduit Transition Fitting is disclosed. The fitting is specifically suited to interconnect vertical electrical conduit runs and horizontal electrical conduit runs in commercial construction environments. The fitting is suitable for immersion within poured concrete floors used in commercial building construction. The fitting is designed to threadedly engage a vertical run of EMT (metallic) conduit with a horizontal run of nonmetallic (e.g. PVC) conduit. A final aspect of the fitting is that it must have a short sweep angle bend so that it is adequately buried within a concrete floor made from 6 inches of concrete.

Abstract: A system and method for controlling drill string frictional forces during horizontal drilling are provided. The system includes a top drive having a motor that transmits a torque to a drill string to rotate the drill string, and an automated controller operably connected to the top drive to send at least one command signal to the top drive to initiate the rotation of the drill string. The controller monitors torque feedback signals, indicating that a torque limit on the drill string is exceeded, and/or a turn feedback signals indicating that the drill string is stalled to control the direction of the torque applied to the drill string when either the torque limit is exceeded or the drill string stalls.

Abstract: In order to obtain information on the drilling site in the case of deep wells quickly and precisely, a measuring device (6) having an electrically operated measuring unit for measuring relevant data relating to the rock, the drilling mud and/or the raw material to be obtained is proposed, the measuring device (6) being designed for supplying electrical energy via the drill column (3) and for data transfer to the surface likewise via the drill column (3).

Abstract: A drill bit assembly for direct removal of rock with a rotatable bit assembly (5) that includes a plurality of cutters or choppers (7). According to the invention, an number of cutters (7) are so disposed in relation to each other or the bit assembly (5) that a subsequent cutter (7b), seen in the direction of rotation, will engage an edge created by the action of preceding cutter (7a).

Abstract: A method for drilling with a liner includes: providing a liner string including an upper portion extending towards surface and a lower portion; drilling to a depth with the liner string; disconnecting the upper portion from the lower portion; pulling the upper portion from the well; and leaving the lower portion in the well to line the wellbore. A drilling assembly for drilling a borehole with a borehole liner includes: an upper liner string; a lower liner string including an upper end and a lower end; a releasable connector connecting the lower liner string to the upper liner string; and a drilling assembly connectable at the lower end of the lower liner string.

Abstract: An auger bit is provided for a foundation pile system including a drilling rig adapted for mounting and rotating a grout pipe connected to the auger bit to form an auger. The auger bit includes a stem with lower and upper sections, which taper towards a transition whereat the stem has a maximum diameter. A pile foundation forming method includes the steps of providing a drilling rig, forming an auger with a grout pipe coupled to an auger bit, rotating the auger with the rig, forming a borehole with laterally displaced soil, pumping pressurized grout through the auger and into the borehole, placing a reinforcing cage in the wet grout and curing same.

Abstract: A method for the recovery of oil according to which a well is drilled using a drill bit; drilling fluid is introduced to the drill bit and a mixture of the fluid and cuttings from the well is passed to the ground surface. The mixture is passed into a vessel and the vessel is transported from the ground surface to another area where the fluid is separated from the cuttings in the vessel.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for the drilling of a borehole and its simultaneous lining with cement or the like by the same apparatus. The apparatus comprises a combination spray bead and reamer head, a means to drive the reamer head through a borehole and a means for delivering cement to the spray head. Cement is fed to a rotatable spray disc or arms of the spray head, which is arranged to distribute the cement substantially evenly over the internal surface of the borehole created by the reamer head. The apparatus uses lined drill rods, as well as a lined reamer core with a double walled plastic tube. An air transfer assembly is used to connect an internal air source to an air passage contained in the plastic tube, such that the external air source remains stationary during rotation of the lined drill rods and attached reamer and spray beads.

Abstract: A drill bit that includes a bit body formed from a matrix powder and at least one cutting element for engaging a formation, wherein the matrix powder included (a) stoichiometric tungsten carbide particles, (b) cemented tungsten carbide particles, and (c) cast tungsten carbide particles, and wherein after formation with the matrix powder, the bit has an erosion rate of less than 0.001 in/hr, a toughness of greater than 20 ksi(in0.5), and a transverse rupture strength of greater than 140 ksi is disclosed.

Abstract: Hydraulic breaker hammer comprising a housing (10) with a longitudinal bore (12), a cylinder sleeve (14) mounted in the bore (12), a hammer piston (15) sealing guided in the cylinder sleeve (14), a guide sleeve (21) located in the front end portion of the bore (12) for receiving a working implement, and a rear end cover (16) forming a closure for the rear end of the bore (12). The rear end cover (16) comprises a tubular neck portion (17) which is formed integral as a one piece member with the end cover and which extends into the bore (12). The neck portion (17) forms a guide means for the hammer piston (15), and the bore (12) having an axially facing annular shoulder (18), wherein the cylinder sleeve (14) is supported in a correct operating position between the shoulder (18) and the end cover neck portion (17).

Abstract: A rock drill tool, which comprises a rock drill bit as well as a drill rod detachably connected with the rock drill bit, where the joint between the rock drill bit and the drill rod is effected by means of a conical connection. The rock drill bit has a generally conical cavity, and the drill rod has a generally conical portion. The conical cavity is provided with a crest-shaped projection, which has a rectilinear extension along the envelope surface of the conical cavity, that the conical portion has a groove, which has a generally rectilinear extension along the envelope surface of the conical portion, and that the crest-shaped projection is received in the groove. A rock drill bit and a production method are also disclosed.

Abstract: Cutting elements and bits incorporating such cutting elements are provided. The cutting elements have a substrate, a first ultra hard material layer formed over the substrate, and a second ultra hard material layer formed over the first ultra hard material layer. The second ultra hard material layer has a thickness in the range of 0.05 mm to 2 mm.

Abstract: A device for volumetric measurement of materials of interest is disclosed which includes a weight determining unit for generating weight-related output signals based on the weight of an object species placed on a platform, a central processing unit (CPU) for receiving and processing weight related output signals and producing a corresponding volume output signal, a data input unit connected to the CPU for transmitting information identifying the object species for use by the CPU, an output display for displaying a result based on the output signal and identifying information and a power source for operating the device.

Abstract: A method for determining the significance of a term in a plurality of data products. The data products are stored on a single computer, at one or more locations over a computer-based network, or on the world wide web. The method determines the type of the data product. The data product is assigned a weight value based on a list of predetermined variables. A processor calculates a weight value for each term inside the data product. The weight value equals the weight value assigned to the data product added to the weight value of the term calculated based on a list of predetermined variables. The list of terms and calculated weight values are stored for each term.

Abstract: A balance (1, 101) has a weighing pan (4, 104) for receiving a load (5, 6, 25) to be weighed, and an electronic weighing module (27) which includes a measuring unit (28). The balance is equipped with an electrostatic sensor (10) which is arranged so that accumulated electrostatic charges which reside on the load can be detected as the load is placed or about to be placed on the weighing pan. The balance is operated by using the electrostatic sensor to detect electrostatic charges, transferring information on a value characterizing the magnitude of the detected electrostatic charges to the measuring unit, comparing the value against a threshold value, and triggering an action of the electronic weighing module based on the comparison.

Abstract: A vehicle comprises a vehicle frame, a prime mover mounted on the vehicle frame, a laterally turnable wheel disposed at one side of the vehicle frame, a pair of drive wheels disposed at the other side of the vehicle frame, a steering operation device, a traveling operation device for setting the traveling speed and direction of the vehicle, and a pair of transmissions for controlling the rotary speed and direction of the respective drive wheels. The transmissions are operationally connected with the steering operation device so as to create a difference of rotary speed between the drive wheels according to operation of the steering operation device. The transmissions are operationally connected with the traveling operation device so as to drive the drive wheels in a common rotary direction from their stationary state according to operation of the traveling operation device.

Abstract: A system is provided for the integration of freight transportation from the producers work site to the freight carrier, including any intermediate carriers using carriers adapted for carrying motor vehicles. The system of the invention allows a producer to load a module at the work site, move the module directly from the work site to a vehicle carrier for a return trip, which it would normally make empty, carrying general freight. The present system adapts vehicle carriers for carrying general freight by utilizing a portable module that is carried by the vehicle carrier in substantially the same way as a vehicle to carry general freight. The system of the invention is applicable both to rail vehicle carriers and ships especially adapted for carrying vehicles as well as to over-the-road vehicle carriers.

Abstract: A multifunctional electric-powered infant car with cradle function comprises a car body (1) and a cradle unit (2). The cradle unit (2) is mounted on the car body (1) such that the cradle unit (2) can be moved back and forth. The cradle unit (2) has a supporting frame (21) vertically mounted to the car body (1) and an inclination-adjustable back part (23) for allowing an infant to be laid on the cradle unit (2). The carbody (1) comprises driving unit (13) mounted to the (11) a one-way rotating force generated from a driving motor (131) to driving wheels (133) via a driving force transmitting part (132), and a cradle driving unit (14) to receive the driving force generated from the driving motor (131) of the car body driving unit (13) for moving the cradle unit (2) back and forth.

Abstract: A control device of a hybrid vehicle including a motive power distribution mechanism that distributes output of an engine to a first motor-generator and to an output shaft, a second motor-generator that outputs power to the output shaft via a stepped type transmission, and an electricity storage device, and a control method. In an activating operation of the vehicle, a friction engagement device is engaged, and a ready-to-run state is et based on the engagement oil pressure of the friction engagement device detected. It is determined whether the vehicle is in a motor or a non-motor run region. If the vehicle is in the non-motor run region, the original pressure of the friction engagement device is set at a non-working pressure at which a hydraulic switch does not operate, as the engine is started up. After complete explosion of the engine, the original pressure is set at a working pressure at which the switch operates.

Abstract: A system and for generating power associated with a hybrid vehicle or electrically propelled vehicle comprises a mode selector for selecting at least one of an operational mode and a power generation mode. A controller activates one or more switches to disconnect an inverter output from a drive electrical path to a drive motor and to connect the inverter output to a power generation path if the vehicle is in the power generation mode. An inverter inverts a direct voltage signal to an alternating current signal with a desired frequency in the power generation path. A transformer increases a voltage level of the alternating current signal to a desired voltage level.

Abstract: A parallel hybrid vehicle includes a heat engine, a transmission including an input and an output, and an electrical device. The transmission input is coupled to the engine and the transmission output is coupled to the electrical device such that substantially all of the torque generated by the heat engine is channeled through the transmission to the electrical device, and a differential, the electrical device coupled to the differential such that during a first mode of operation the electrical device functions as a motor to receive substantially all the torque generated by the engine through the transmission, and such that during a second mode of operation the electrical device functions as a generator to receive substantially all the torque generated by the vehicle through the differential. A method of retrofitting a vehicle is also provided.

Abstract: A body frame for a motorcycle for ensuring the binding rigidity between an engine and a body frame while reducing the weight of the body frame, and also increasing the flexibility of the disposition of motorcycle components. A body frame includes a first frame member and a second frame member, the first frame member and the second frame member being separated relative to each other. At least one engine support is formed integrally with the first frame member. Another engine support and a pivot portion for a rear swing arm is integrally formed with the second frame member. The first frame member gradually expands towards the at least one engine support with three approximately M-shaped projections being formed at an end of the first frame member wherein the at least one engine support is formed at these projections.

Abstract: An air intake sound transmission device of a vehicle is disclosed. The air intake sound transmission device comprises an engine hood and an intake channel. The engine hood has a vibratory portion. The intake channel connects an inlet of an engine to a fresh-air inlet. The intake channel further includes an opening positioned at an intermediate section thereof. The opening faces the engine hood and transmits pressure fluctuations in the intake channel caused by operation of the engine to the vibratory portion of the engine hood. The vibratory portion of the engine hood vibrates in response to the pressure fluctuations. A method of generating an air intake sound is also disclosed.

Abstract: A construction machine according to the present invention comprises a maintenance opening portion formed extending over a front shielding plate of a seat stand adjacent to a control stand and a side shielding plate of the control stand, or a maintenance opening portion formed extending over the front shielding plate and an upper shielding plate connected to an upper part of the front shielding plate. Further, the construction machine comprises a maintenance cover for dosing the opening portion. According to such a structure, workability of the maintenance work of the construction machine can be improved.

Abstract: The chain driven scooter has a body, a return device, a drive device, an operating device and a blocking device. The body has a baseboard and a rear wheel frame. The return device is mounted under the baseboard and has a jacket, a connector and a chain spring. The chain spring is attached to the connector. The drive device is mounted between the rear wheel frame and the connector and has a guide sprocket, a coaster drive sprocket and a chain. The chain is reeved around the guide sprocket and the coaster drive sprocket and connected to the return device. The operating device is mounted pivotally over the rear wheel and is connected to and pulls the chain when the operating device is pivoted backward. The blocking device is mounted over the rear wheel and keeps the operating device from over-rotating.

Abstract: A snowmobile includes a vehicle frame, a track belt to which driving force is transferred from an engine mounted on the vehicle frame, a guide rail guiding the track belt, a frontal connecting member rotatably connected to the vehicle frame and the guide rail in a front portion of the snowmobile, a rear connecting member rotatably connected to the vehicle frame and the guide rail in a rear portion of the snowmobile, a first link member rotatably connected to the frontal connecting member, and a second link member rotatably connected to the first link member and the guide rail, and a shock absorber rotatably connected to the first link member or the second link member via a first connecting member. The first connecting member is provided above a second connecting member connecting the guide rail and the second link member.

Abstract: A snowmobile with an intercooler includes a four-stroke-cycle engine unit disposed in an engine room covered by an engine hood, and the engine unit includes an engine body, a turbocharger, an intercooler for cooling an intake-air, which is pressurized and heated up by the turbocharger, and an electric motor-driven cooling fan provided for the intercooler for introducing an outside air to the intercooler through which the air after cooling the intercooler is discharged toward the inside of the engine room.

Abstract: An air-cooled engine is hung and fixed under a rear part of a backbone of a body frame. The engine is disposed so that the center axis of a cylinder in its cylinder block extends approximately horizontally and so that its cylinder head is directed toward the front. A fuel injection device is located between an intake valve and an intake port in the cylinder head. An injection nozzle of the fuel injection device and an intake valve opening are placed at a short distance. While the vehicle is idling or running at low speed, the vicinity of the tip of an injector of the fuel injection device is cooled by assist air supplied from a throttle body through a secondary passage, and when the vehicle runs normally or at high speed, the fuel injection device is cooled by the wind that hits the cylinder head.

Abstract: A motorcycle frame assembly having a cantilevered, open loop motorcycle frame assembly that achieves a desirable balance between frame strength and rigidity in a lateral and a vertical direction without the necessity of a conventional down tube. The frame assembly utilizes a top tube supported by a top tube support aligned parallel and concentric with at least a portion of the top tube from a connection point with the head tube. The top tube and support being the sole support for the head tube so that a down tube is not necessary.

Abstract: To provide a rear shock absorber arrangement structure for a motorcycle having no limitation on the arrangement flexibility and shape of a storage chamber. In a rear shock absorber arrangement structure for a motorcycle, including a unit swing type power unit U swingably connected to a body frame F and rotatably supporting a rear wheel WR, a rear shock absorber suspends the power unit from the body frame F. A storage chamber is disposed above the rear wheel WR. A lower end of the rear shock absorber is brought into connection at a position lower than the wheel-axle 0 provided in the power unit U as viewed from the side of the vehicle. An upper end of the rear shock absorber is connected to a portion lower than the storage chamber and near a bottom portion of the storage chamber.

Abstract: A rear-wheel suspension system for a two-wheeled vehicle capable of further reducing a vehicle width. An upper end of a coil spring of a shock absorber includes a tubular damper case, a rod connected to a piston disposed within the shock absorber and protrusively provided to be capable of making strokes with respect to the tubular damper case and an external hydraulic sub-tank positioned to be lower than an upper end of the shock absorber. Vehicle body component parts include a connecting tube and the sub-tank disposed to be close to the shock absorber above the coil spring.