Front structure for straddle-type vehicle
US-10793221-B2 · Oct 6, 2020 · US
Front-wheel suspension device for saddle riding vehicle
US11214330B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-11214330-B2 |
| Application number | US-201916567497-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 11, 2019 |
| Priority date | Sep 28, 2018 |
| Publication date | Jan 4, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 2022 |
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A motorcycle includes: a front swing arm that includes upper arms and lower arms; a fork holder; a front fork; and a front cushion unit. The fork holder of a front-wheel suspension device includes a pair of left and right sideward extended portions which extend in the vehicle width direction. The front ends of the left and right upper arms are attached to the left and right sideward extended portions though connecting shafts, respectively.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A front-wheel suspension device of a saddle riding vehicle, comprising: a swing arm including an upper arm and a lower arm that are mounted to a body frame in a swingable manner; a fork holder that is coupled to the upper arm and the lower arm in a swingable manner; a front fork that is steerably supported by the fork holder and also that supports a front wheel; and a buffer that extends from the body frame to the lower arm, wherein the fork holder includes an extended portion that extends in a vehicle width direction, and the upper arm has a front end attached to the extended portion, and the lower arm and the buffer are coupled at a coupling site, and, as viewed in a side view of the vehicle, the coupling site is placed upward of a coupling site of the lower arm to the body frame. 2. The front-wheel suspension device of the saddle riding vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the buffer and a coupling site overlap each other as viewed in the side view of the vehicle, the coupling site coupling each of the upper arm and the body frame. 3. The front-wheel suspension device of the saddle riding vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the fork holder and the upper arm are coupled at an other coupling site, and, as viewed in the side view of the vehicle, the other coupling site overlaps a front-wheel steering shaft that forms an upper portion of the front fork and that is rotatably supported by the fork holder. 4. The front-wheel suspension device of the saddle riding vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the upper arm and the lower arm are arranged at a vertical distance to overlap each other, and the upper arm is arranged along the lower arm.
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- B62K21/18Primary
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Cycles; Motorcycles · CPC title
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- What does patent US11214330B2 cover?
- A motorcycle includes: a front swing arm that includes upper arms and lower arms; a fork holder; a front fork; and a front cushion unit. The fork holder of a front-wheel suspension device includes a pair of left and right sideward extended portions which extend in the vehicle width direction. The front ends of the left and right upper arms are attached to the left and right sideward extended po…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Honda Motor Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B62K21/18. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jan 04 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 3 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).