Saddle riding vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11319019-B2
Application number	US-202016860774-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 28, 2020
Priority date	Jun 13, 2019
Publication date	May 3, 2022
Grant date	May 3, 2022

Abstract

In a saddle riding vehicle including: a sprocket driven by a power transmission member; a sprocket support member that supports the sprocket and that is connected with a wheel; a damper member that is housed in a recessed portion in a hub of the wheel and disposed between the hub and the sprocket support member, the damper member being deformed through a relative rotation between the hub and the sprocket support member; and a resistance mechanism that dampens the relative rotation between the hub and the sprocket support member, the sprocket support member includes an extension portion that covers an outer periphery of the hub from an outside in a radial direction, and the resistance mechanism is disposed between an inner periphery of the extension portion and the outer periphery of the hub.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A saddle riding vehicle comprising:
a power transmission member that transmits a power of a power unit to a wheel of a drive wheel;
a sprocket driven by the power transmission member;
a sprocket support member that supports the sprocket and that is connected with the wheel;
a damper member that is housed in at least one recessed portion in a hub of the wheel and disposed between the hub and the sprocket support member, the damper member being deformed through a relative rotation between the hub and the sprocket support member; and
a resistance mechanism that dampens the relative rotation between the hub and the sprocket support member, wherein
the sprocket support member includes an extension portion that covers an outer periphery of the hub from an outside in a radial direction,
the resistance mechanism is disposed between an inner periphery of the extension portion and the outer periphery of the hub,
the resistance mechanism includes a plurality of friction plates that rotate relative to each other through the relative rotation between the hub and the sprocket support member,
the plurality of friction plates include hub-side friction plates supported by the hub, and sprocket-side friction plates supported by the extension portion of the sprocket support member,
the hub-side friction plates are supported by outer peripheral side support portions that are provided on the outer periphery of the hub, and
the sprocket-side friction plates are supported by inner peripheral side support portions that are provided on the inner periphery of the extension portion.

2. The saddle riding vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the sprocket-side friction plates and the hub-side friction plates are alternately juxtaposed and the sprocket-side friction plates are greater in number by one than the hub-side friction plates.

3. The saddle riding vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the hub-side friction plates each have a ring shape fitting in the outer periphery of the hub and each include an inner side tab portion that protrudes from inner peripheral portions of the hub-side friction plates to an inside in the radial direction,
the outer peripheral side support portions each have a groove that extends in a vehicle width direction and the inner side tab portion engages the groove, and
the groove is open toward the outside in the vehicle width direction.

4. The saddle riding vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the hub-side friction plates each have a ring shape fitting in the outer periphery of the hub and each include inner side tab portions that protrude from inner peripheral portions of the hub-side friction plates to an inside in the radial direction,
the outer peripheral side support portions each have grooves, the grooves being engaged with the inner side tab portions,
the at least one recessed portion includes a plurality of recessed portions that are spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction of the hub on the inside in the radial direction relative to the outer periphery of the hub, and
the grooves are disposed at positions between respective pairs of the recessed portions in the circumferential direction of the hub.

5. The saddle riding vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an urging member disposed between the inner periphery of the extension portion and the outer periphery of the hub, the urging member urging the friction plates so as to bring the friction plates into tight contact with each other in an axial direction of the hub.

6. The saddle riding vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein
the urging member is compressed between a clip member that removably engages the inner periphery of the extension portion and the friction plates.

7. The saddle riding vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a fixing bolt that fixes the sprocket to the sprocket support member, wherein
the fixing bolt includes a bolt portion that protrudes from the sprocket support member to the outside in the vehicle width direction to thereby support the sprocket and a damper abutment portion that extends into an inside in the recessed portion and abuts on the damper member.

8. A saddle riding vehicle comprising:
a power transmission member that transmits a power of a power unit to a wheel of a drive wheel;
a sprocket driven by the power transmission member;
a sprocket support member that supports the sprocket and that is connected with the wheel;
a damper member that is housed in at least one recessed portion in a hub of the wheel and disposed between the hub and the sprocket support member, the damper member being deformed through a relative rotation between the hub and the sprocket support member; and
a resistance mechanism that dampens the relative rotation between the hub and the sprocket support member, wherein
the sprocket support member includes an extension portion that covers an outer periphery of the hub from an outside in a radial direction,
the resistance mechanism is disposed between an inner periphery of the extension portion and the outer periphery of the hub,
the resistance mechanism includes a plurality of friction plates that rotate relative to each other through the relative rotation between the hub and the sprocket support member,
the saddle riding vehicle further comprises:
an urging member disposed between the inner periphery of the extension portion and the outer periphery of the hub, the urging member urging the friction plates so as to bring the friction plates into tight contact with each other in an axial direction of the hub.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Miki Sosuke
• Matsumoto Shinya
• Ashida Naohiro

Classifications

• B60Y2200/12

  Motorcycles, Trikes; Quads; Scooters · CPC title

• B62K25/283 Primary

  for cycles without a pedal crank, e.g. motorcycles · CPC title

• B62K2201/02

  Rubber springs · CPC title

• B60B1/06

  Wheels with compression spokes (wheels of high resiliency B60B9/00) · CPC title

• B62M23/00

  Transmissions characterised by use of other elements; Other transmissions · CPC title