Exhaust pipe side cover for motorcycle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9499226-B2
Application number	US-201514941355-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 13, 2015
Priority date	May 22, 2013
Publication date	Nov 22, 2016
Grant date	Nov 22, 2016

Abstract

An exhaust pipe side covering has a rear portion supported by a muffler or an exhaust pipe of an exhaust device and also has a front portion supported by a motorcycle body through a bracket, thereby covering the exhaust pipe from outside. A projecting piece projecting inwardly of a motorcycle widthwise direction is formed in an inner side surface of a front portion of a main body of the exhaust pipe side covering and a screw insertion hole is formed in the vicinity of a projecting piece in the main body. The bracket is formed with a plug-in hole, with which the projecting piece is engaged by plugging in, and a threaded hole. A mounting screw member is engaged in the threaded hole through the screw insertion hole. The section of the projecting piece transverse to a projecting direction thereof is of an elongated shape.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An exhaust pipe side covering for a motorcycle, which includes a rear portion supported by a muffler or an exhaust pipe of an exhaust device and a front portion supported by a motorcycle frame structure through a bracket, which exhaust pipe side covering comprises:
a main body configured to cover the exhaust pipe from outside; and
a projecting piece formed in an inner side surface of the front portion of the main body and protruding inwardly with respect to a motorcycle widthwise direction, wherein:
a screw insertion hole is formed in the vicinity of a portion of the main body adjacent the projecting piece;
a plug-in hole, in which the projecting piece is engaged by means of plug-in, and a threaded hole are formed in the bracket;
a mounting screw member is engaged in the threaded hole through the screw insertion hole; and
the projecting piece is of a shape elongated in section perpendicular to a projecting direction.

2. The exhaust pipe side covering for the motorcycle as claimed in claim 1 , in which the projecting piece is formed in an upper portion of the main body.

3. The exhaust pipe side covering for the motorcycle as claimed in claim 1 , in which the screw insertion hole is formed in an upper half portion of the main body and oriented diagonally upwards and outwards in the motorcycle widthwise direction.

4. The exhaust pipe side covering for the motorcycle as claimed in claim 1 , in which the main body extends in a longitudinal direction of the motorcycle, and includes an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction formed with a bent portion that protrudes towards a rear end portion outwards in the motorcycle widthwise direction; and
the screw insertion hole is formed in the vicinity of the bent portion.

5. The exhaust pipe side covering for the motorcycle as claimed in claim 1 , in which the projecting piece is engaged in the plug-in hole through a grommet made of an elastic material.

6. The exhaust pipe side covering for the motorcycle as claimed in claim 5 , in which an engagement pawl is provided in a projecting end portion of the projecting piece, the engagement pawl being engaged with an inner side end portion of the grommet to prevent the projecting piece from detaching.

Assignees

• Kawasaki Heavy Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Senda Atsushi

Classifications

• F01N13/082

  of tailpipe, e.g. with means for mixing air with exhaust for exhaust cooling, dilution or evacuation (F01N13/20 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F01N2260/20

  for heat or sound protection, e.g. using a shield or specially shaped outer surface of exhaust device · CPC title

• F01N2590/04

  for motorcycles · CPC title

• F01N13/1855

  the connection being realised by using bolts, screws, rivets or the like · CPC title

• B62J23/00 Primary

  Other protectors specially adapted for cycles · CPC title