Two-wheeled vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9394859-B2
Application number	US-201414341356-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 25, 2014
Priority date	Nov 12, 2012
Publication date	Jul 19, 2016
Grant date	Jul 19, 2016

Abstract

A two-wheeled vehicle includes a frame having a front frame portion, a mid-frame portion, and a rear frame portion. The mid-frame portion is coupled to the rear frame portion and the front frame portion. The vehicle further includes a plurality of ground-engaging members for supporting the frame. The engine includes an air deflector to assist in cooling a rear cylinder of a V-twin engine. An accessory windshield is also shown which may be coupled to the handlebars and front forks of the vehicle. Also, a rear accessory attachment is shown mountable to the rear fender.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A windshield assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
a windshield having an upper end, a lower end and side edges; and
a bracket assembly, comprising:
a first attachment point to the windshield adjacent the lower end, and a second attachment point positioned vertically higher than the first attachment point;
a mount having an axis co-linear with a laterally-extending centerline of a forward-most portion of a handlebar of the vehicle; and
a clamp that is attachable to a second point on the vehicle.

2. The windshield of claim 1 , wherein the bracket assembly comprises two bracket portions, each bracket portion being positioned to an inside surface of the windshield.

3. The windshield of claim 2 , wherein each bracket has an elongate bracket frame section, the bracket frame section supporting the first and second attachment points.

4. The windshield of claim 3 , wherein each bracket frame section includes a generally vertically extending portion, and an angled portion.

5. The windshield of claim 4 , wherein the generally vertically extending portions are coupled to the windshield on opposite sides of a vertical centerline of the windshield.

6. The windshield of claim 5 , wherein the first attachment points are supported by lower ends of the generally vertically extending portions.

7. The windshield of claim 6 , wherein the clamps are positioned vertically higher than the first attachment points.

8. The windshield of claim 4 , wherein each angled portion is angled towards the side edges of the windshield.

9. The windshield of claim 8 , wherein the second attachment points are supported by outer ends of the angled portions.

10. The windshield of claim 9 , wherein the mounts are positioned vertically lower than the second attachment points.

11. The windshield of claim 3 , wherein each bracket frame section has a bracket arm which supports one of the mounts.

12. The windshield of claim 11 , wherein each bracket arm jogs the mounts towards a vertical centerline of the windshield.

13. The windshield of claim 1 , wherein the mount couples to the handlebar of the vehicle by ways fasteners, and the clamp couples to the second point on the vehicle without fasteners.

14. The windshield of claim 1 , wherein the clamp is positioned vertically lower than the mount.

15. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the mount has an opening and the axis of the mount extends through a center point of the opening.

16. A vehicle comprising:
a plurality of ground engaging members;
a steering assembly operably coupled to at least one of the plurality of ground engaging members having handlebars, the handlebars having a forward-most portion; and
a windshield assembly comprising:
a windshield having an upper end, a lower end and side edges; and
a bracket assembly, comprising:
a first attachment point to the windshield adjacent the lower end, and a second attachment point positioned vertically higher than the first attachment point;
a mount having an axis co-linear with a laterally-extending centerline of the forward-most portion of the handlebars; and
a clamp that is attachable to a second point on the vehicle, wherein the windshield is positioned forward of the forward-most portion of the handlebars.

17. The vehicle of claim 16 , wherein the clamp of the windshield assembly is positioned vertically lower than the mount of the windshield assembly.

18. The vehicle of claim 16 , wherein the bracket assembly of the windshield assembly is positioned rearward of the windshield and between the side edges of the windshield.

19. The vehicle of claim 16 , wherein the first attachment point of the bracket assembly is positioned lower than the clamp and the mount of the bracket assembly.

20. The vehicle of claim 16 , wherein the bracket assembly is positioned laterally inward from the side edges of the windshield and is coupled to a rearward surface of the windshield.

21. The vehicle of claim 16 , wherein the bracket assembly is positioned forward of the forward-most portion of the handlebars.

22. The vehicle of claim 16 , wherein the clamp includes a planar portion having an axis perpendicular to the axis of the mount.

23. The vehicle of claim 16 , wherein the mount has an opening and the axis of the mount extends through a center point of the opening.

Assignees

• Indian Motorcycle International Llc

Inventors

• Parnofiello Lauren E
• Bagnariol David L
• Notaro Joel M
• Zinda Todd M
• Christoph Richard J

Classifications

• B60R25/06

  operating on the vehicle transmission · CPC title

• B60K28/04

  responsive to presence or absence of the driver, e.g. to weight or lack thereof · CPC title

• B60K28/02

  responsive to conditions relating to the driver · CPC title

• B62K11/04

  characterised by the engine being between front and rear wheels · CPC title

• F02B61/02

  for driving cycles · CPC title