Saddle-ride vehicle

US8978809B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8978809-B2
Application numberUS-201414226820-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 27, 2014
Priority dateMar 29, 2013
Publication dateMar 17, 2015
Grant dateMar 17, 2015

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Abstract

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A saddle-ride vehicle includes a steering shaft, a head pipe, a main frame, a top bridge and a bottom bridge, an upper end bearing and a lower end bearing, a potentiometer, a bracket, and a thread nut. The steering shaft has a shaft axis. The head pipe supports the steering shaft to be rotatable around the shaft axis. The main frame extends from the head pipe toward a rear side of a vehicle body. The top bridge and the bottom bridge are fixed to upper and lower ends of the steering shaft, respectively. The upper end bearing and the lower end bearing are provided inside the head pipe at upper and lower ends of the head pipe, respectively to support the steering shaft rotatably. The potentiometer includes a cable and is configured to output an electric signal in accordance with a pullout amount of the cable.

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What is claimed is: 1. A saddle-ride vehicle comprising: a steering shaft having a shaft axis; a head pipe supporting the steering shaft to be rotatable around the shaft axis; a main frame extending from the head pipe toward a rear side of a vehicle body; a top bridge and a bottom bridge which are fixed to upper and lower ends of the steering shaft, respectively; an upper end bearing and a lower end bearing provided inside the head pipe at upper and lower ends of the head…

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  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B62K21/00Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B62K21/06Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US8978809B2 cover?
A saddle-ride vehicle includes a steering shaft, a head pipe, a main frame, a top bridge and a bottom bridge, an upper end bearing and a lower end bearing, a potentiometer, a bracket, and a thread nut. The steering shaft has a shaft axis. The head pipe supports the steering shaft to be rotatable around the shaft axis. The main frame extends from the head pipe toward a rear side of a vehicle bod…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Honda Motor Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B62K21/00. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).