Rider's seat for a two-wheeled vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11117632-B2
Application number	US-201816605142-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 13, 2018
Priority date	Apr 15, 2017
Publication date	Sep 14, 2021
Grant date	Sep 14, 2021

Abstract

A rider's seat for a two-wheeled vehicle, in particular a scooter, includes a seating body and a bracket connecting the seating body to a body of the two-wheeled vehicle. The bracket is displaceable relative to the body of the two-wheeled vehicle along a longitudinal direction of the two-wheeled vehicle. The seating body is displaceable relative to the bracket at least along a vertical direction of the two-wheeled vehicle. The seating body is partially received within a guide of the bracket such that the guide of the bracket directs displacement of the seating body at least along the vertical direction of the two-wheeled vehicle. The guide of the bracket includes a curvilinear profile.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A seat for a two-wheeled vehicle, comprising:
a seating body; and
a bracket connecting the seating body to a body of the two-wheeled vehicle,
wherein the bracket is configured to be displaced relative to the body of the two-wheeled vehicle in a longitudinal direction of the two-wheeled vehicle, and the seating body is configured to be displaced relative to the bracket at least in a vertical direction of the two-wheeled vehicle,
wherein the seating body is partially received within a guide of the bracket such that the guide of the bracket directs displacement of the seating body at least along the vertical direction of the two-wheeled vehicle, and
wherein the guide of the bracket comprises a groove that is opening into the bracket, the groove comprising a curvilinear profile.

2. The seat according to claim 1 , wherein the seating body is a double seat bench.

3. The seat according to claim 1 , wherein the bracket is partially received in a guide of the body of the two-wheeled vehicle such that the guide of the body of the two-wheeled vehicle directs displacement of the bracket along the longitudinal direction of the two-wheeled vehicle.

4. The seat according to claim 3 , wherein the bracket is continuously displaceable along the guide of the body of the two-wheeled vehicle and configured to be locked with respect to the body of the two-wheeled vehicle at one or more locking positions along the guide of the body of the two-wheeled vehicle.

5. The seat according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a quick-release mechanism configured to lock the bracket with respect to the body of the two-wheeled vehicle at the one or more locking positions along the guide of the body of the two-wheeled vehicle.

6. The seat according to claim 1 , wherein the bracket has a storage compartment.

7. The seat according to claim 6 , wherein the storage compartment is configured to house at least one part of a powertrain of the two-wheeled vehicle.

8. The seat according to claim 7 , wherein the at least one part of the powertrain housed in the storage compartment is selected from a group consisting of an electric motor, a transmission, and a battery.

9. A seat for a two-wheeled vehicle, comprising:
a seating body; and
a bracket connecting the seating body to a body of the two-wheeled vehicle,
wherein the bracket is configured to be displaced relative to the body of the two-wheeled vehicle in a longitudinal direction of the two-wheeled vehicle, and the seating body is configured to be displaced relative to the bracket at least in a vertical direction of the two-wheeled vehicle,
wherein the seating body is partially received within a guide of the bracket such that the guide of the bracket directs displacement of the seating body at least along the vertical direction of the two-wheeled vehicle, and
wherein the guide of the bracket comprises a curvilinear profile,
wherein the bracket has a storage compartment.

10. The seat according to claim 9 , wherein the seating body is a double seat bench.

11. The seat according to claim 9 , wherein the bracket is partially received in a guide of the body of the two-wheeled vehicle such that the guide of the body of the two-wheeled vehicle directs displacement of the bracket along the longitudinal direction of the two-wheeled vehicle.

12. The seat according to claim 9 , wherein the bracket is continuously displaceable along the guide of the body of the two-wheeled vehicle and configured to be locked with respect to the body of the two-wheeled vehicle at one or more locking positions along the guide of the body of the two-wheeled vehicle.

13. The seat according to claim 9 , further comprising:
a quick-release mechanism configured to lock the bracket with respect to the body of the two-wheeled vehicle at the one or more locking positions along the guide of the body of the two-wheeled vehicle.

14. The seat according to claim 9 , wherein the storage compartment is configured to house at least one part of a powertrain of the two-wheeled vehicle.

15. The seat according to claim 14 , wherein the at least one part of the powertrain housed in the storage compartment is selected from a group consisting of an electric motor, a transmission, and a battery.

Assignees

• Audi Ag

Inventors

• Rossetti Mario

Classifications

• B60N2002/0208

  the seat or seat part turning about or moving along an inclined axis · CPC title

• B62J2001/085

  Seat pillars having mechanisms to vary seat height, independently of the cycle frame · CPC title

• B62M7/00

  Motorcycles characterised by position of motor or engine (rider propulsion with addition source of power, e.g. auxiliary combustion engine or electric motor B62M6/00; frames characterised by position of engine B62K11/00) · CPC title

• B62J1/02 Primary

  Saddles resiliently mounted on the frame; Equipment therefor, e.g. springs · CPC title

• B62J1/12 Primary

  Box-shaped seats; Bench-type seats, e.g. dual or twin seats · CPC title