Front structure of motorcycle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9334005-B2
Application number	US-201514661437-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 18, 2015
Priority date	Mar 19, 2014
Publication date	May 10, 2016
Grant date	May 10, 2016

Abstract

In a motorcycle including a screen, a meter panel is arranged at the vehicle front of a rider, and a visor is arranged at the vehicle front of the meter panel. The visor is higher than the meter panel to form an air intake for taking in traveling wind between the visor and the meter panel. A duct extends to a rear side of the screen from the air intake at the vehicle rear of the visor, so that the duct can introduce traveling wind to the rear side of the screen.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A motorcycle, comprising:
a handle supported by a head pipe and configured to be steered by a rider;
a screen disposed at a vehicle front of the handle and configured to shield traveling wind directed to said rider;
a meter panel disposed toward a vehicle front of the rider;
a visor disposed at the vehicle front of the meter panel and configured to shield meter equipment on the meter panel from solar radiation, wherein, said visor is disposed higher than said meter panel and comprising an air intake configured to take in traveling wind between said visor and said meter panel; and
a duct extending to a rear face of said screen from said air intake, the duct being provided at a vehicle rear of said visor, so that the duct is configured to introduce said traveling wind to the rear face of said screen,
wherein a length of said duct overlaps a movable range in which a lower end of said screen slides, and is longer than the movable range.

2. A motorcycle, comprising:
a handle supported by a head pipe and configured to be steered by a rider;
a screen disposed at a vehicle front of the handle and configured to shield traveling wind directed to said rider;
a meter panel disposed toward a vehicle front of the rider;
a visor disposed at the vehicle front of the meter panel and configured to shield meter equipment on the meter panel from solar radiation, wherein, said visor is disposed higher than said meter panel and comprising an air intake configured to take in traveling wind between said visor and said meter panel; and
a duct extending to a rear face of said screen from said air intake, the duct being provided at a vehicle rear of said visor, so that the duct is configured to introduce said traveling wind to the rear face of said screen,
wherein said meter panel is provided at a position lower than said screen, said motorcycle further comprising:
a rail configured to allow said screen to slide vertically, said rail being disposed on a head pipe side, said rail being configured so as to incline along a front face of said meter panel,
wherein said visor covers the vehicle front of said screen.

3. The motorcycle according to claim 2 , wherein
said visor overlaps said duct and said rail in front view of the vehicle, and comprises a member less transmissive than said screen.

4. The motorcycle according to claim 2 , wherein:
said rail comprises a left and right rail pair; and wherein
said duct is disposed between rails of said left and right rail pair.

5. The motorcycle according to claim 2 , wherein
said duct includes a curved portion curved so as to become closer to said visor as it approaches said air intake.

6. The motorcycle according to claim 2 , wherein said rail is curved in a side view in such a manner as to protrude downward, and wherein said screen is curved in such a manner as to protrude upward.

7. A motorcycle, comprising:
handle means for steering the motorcycle, said handle means supported by head pipe means;
screen means disposed at a vehicle front of the handle means, said screen means for shielding traveling wind directed to a rider;
meter panel means for supporting meter equipment thereupon, said meter panel means disposed in front of a rider position; and
visor means for shielding solar radiation from the meter equipment, said visor means disposed at a vehicle front of the meter panel means, wherein
said visor means is disposed higher than said meter panel means, and comprising air intake means for taking in traveling wind between the visor means and the meter panel means; and
duct means extending to a rear face of said screen means from said air intake means, said duct means being provided at a vehicle rear of said visor means, said duct means for introducing the traveling wind to the rear face of the screen means,
wherein a length of said duct means overlaps a movable range in which a lower end of said screen means slides, and is longer than the movable range.

8. A motorcycle, comprising:
handle means for steering the motorcycle, said handle means supported by head pipe means;
screen means disposed at a vehicle front of the handle means, said screen means for shielding traveling wind directed to a rider;
meter panel means for supporting meter equipment thereupon, said meter panel means disposed in front of a rider position; and
visor means for shielding solar radiation from the meter equipment, said visor means disposed at a vehicle front of the meter panel means, wherein
said visor means is disposed higher than said meter panel means, and comprising air intake means for taking in traveling wind between the visor means and the meter panel means; and
duct means extending to a rear face of said screen means from said air intake means, said duct means being provided at a vehicle rear of said visor means, said duct means for introducing the traveling wind to the rear face of the screen means,
wherein said meter panel means is provided at a position lower than said screen means, said motorcycle further comprising:
rail means for allowing said screen means to slide vertically, said rail means being arranged on a head pipe side, said rail means being configured to incline along a front face of the meter panel means, and
wherein said visor means is for covering the vehicle front of said screen means.

9. The motorcycle according to claim 8 , wherein said visor means overlaps said duct means and said rail means in front view of the motorcycle, said visor means comprising a member which is less transmissive than said screen means.

10. The motorcycle according to claim 8 , wherein said rail means comprises right and left rails, and wherein said duct means is disposed between the right and left rails.

11. The motorcycle according to claim 8 , wherein said duct means includes a curved portion which is curved so as to become closer to said visor means as it approaches the air intake means.

12. The motorcycle according to claim 8 , wherein said rail means is curved in a side view in such a manner as to protrude outward, and wherein said screen means is curved in such a manner as to protrude upward.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Horiuchi Tetsu
• Yamamoto Kanta
• Suda Tomokatsu
• Sato Kazuo
• Kuramitsu Tomofumi
• Miura Toshio

Classifications

• B62J45/00

  Electrical equipment arrangements specially adapted for use as accessories on cycles, not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• B62J35/00

  Fuel tanks specially adapted for motorcycles or engine-assisted cycles; Arrangements thereof (fuel tanks forming part of cycle frames B62K11/00; tanks in general B60K {; closure caps for fuel tanks B60K15/0406}) · CPC title

• B62K2202/00

  Motorised scooters · CPC title

• B62J17/04 Primary

  Windscreens · CPC title

• B62J17/06

  Leg guards · CPC title