United States Patent
US Patent 7896379: Motorcycles having upper and lower arms coupled…
US 7896379 · granted 2011-03-01
Abstract
A motorcycle includes a frame, a fork, a from wheel, an upper arm, a lower arm, a handlebar, and a suspension element. The fork is pivotable with respect to the frame about a steering axis. The front wheel is rotatably coupled with the fork. The upper arm and the lower arm are each pivotally coupled with each of the fork and the frame. The handlebar is pivotally coupled with the frame and is configured to facilitate steering of the front wheel. The suspension element is coupled with each of the frame and the fork.
| Patent Number | 7896379 |
|---|---|
| Title | Motorcycles having upper and lower arms coupled with fork and frame |
| Filed | 2008-10-21 |
| Granted | 2011-03-01 |
| Inventor(s) | Nagao; Daisuke, Tamura; Kenji, Tsiaras; Philip |
| Assignee | Honda Motor Company, Ltd. |
| CPC Classification | B62K 25/24 |
| Number of Claims | 60 |
Abstract
A motorcycle includes a frame, a fork, a from wheel, an upper arm, a lower arm, a handlebar, and a suspension element. The fork is pivotable with respect to the frame about a steering axis. The front wheel is rotatably coupled with the fork. The upper arm and the lower arm are each pivotally coupled with each of the fork and the frame. The handlebar is pivotally coupled with the frame and is configured to facilitate steering of the front wheel. The suspension element is coupled with each of the frame and the fork.
Claim 1
A motorcycle comprising: a frame; a fork; a steering hub pivotally coupled to the frame and pivotable with respect to the frame about a steering axis; a front wheelrotatably coupled with the fork; an upper arm and a lower arm, each pivotally coupled with each of the fork and the steering hub; a handlebar coupled with the steering hub and configured to facilitate steering of the front wheel relative to the frame; and a suspension element configured to dampen shocks encountered by the front wheel, wherein the suspension element is coupled with each of the steering hub and the fork, the suspension element is selectively compressible along a suspension axis, and thesteering axis intersects the suspension axis and the suspension element.
Claims
60 totalA motorcycle comprising: a frame; a fork; a steering hub pivotally coupled to the frame and pivotable with respect to the frame about a steering axis; a front wheelrotatably coupled with the fork; an upper arm and a lower arm, each pivotally coupled with each of the fork and the steering hub; a handlebar coupled with the steering hub and configured to facilitate steering of the front wheel relative to the frame; and a suspension element configured to dampen shocks encountered by the front wheel, wherein the suspension element is coupled with each of the steering hub and the fork, the suspension element is selectively compressible along a suspension axis, and thesteering axis intersects the suspension axis and the suspension element.