Motorcycle fairing

US9199682B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9199682-B2
Application numberUS-201314097155-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 4, 2013
Priority dateSep 15, 2010
Publication dateDec 1, 2015
Grant dateDec 1, 2015

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Abstract

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A fairing unit ( 21 ) for enclosing a front portion of a vehicle body includes a fairing body ( 22 ) and a front edge member ( 23 ) mounted removably on the fairing body and forming a major component of a front edge of the fairing unit. The front edge member is made up of left and right front edge pieces ( 23 a, 23 b ). A fairing assembly ( 43 ) includes the fairing unit and turn signal lamps ( 44 A, 44 B) mounted on the fairing body at a location rearwardly of the front edge member so as to protrude in a direction laterally outwardly thereof. The turn signal lamp is supported for collapsible movement in a direction laterally inwardly.

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What is claimed is: 1. A fairing unit for a motorcycle for enclosing a front portion of a vehicle body, which comprises: a fairing body; a front edge member removably mounted on the fairing body and forming a principal component of a front edge of the fairing unit, wherein the front edge member in its entirety is of an elongated strip-like shape, enclosing a front edge of the fairing body, and the front edge member extends from an upper portion of the fairing body to a lower e…

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  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B62J17/00Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B62J17/10Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US9199682B2 cover?
A fairing unit ( 21 ) for enclosing a front portion of a vehicle body includes a fairing body ( 22 ) and a front edge member ( 23 ) mounted removably on the fairing body and forming a major component of a front edge of the fairing unit. The front edge member is made up of left and right front edge pieces ( 23 a, 23 b ). A fairing assembly ( 43 ) includes the fairing unit and turn signal …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kawasaki Heavy Ind Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B62J17/00. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 01 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).