Personal digital assistant attachment structure for saddle-ride vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9527542-B2
Application number	US-201314377963-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 26, 2013
Priority date	Mar 8, 2012
Publication date	Dec 27, 2016
Grant date	Dec 27, 2016

Abstract

A personal digital assistant attachment structure is used for a saddle-ride vehicle and removably attaches a personal digital assistant including a display screen to a vehicle body. The attachment structure includes a terminal holder that includes a connector cord and a supported portion and is provided separately from the vehicle body. The supported portion includes a cord holder and a holder terminal. The cord holder holds the connector cord and the holder terminal is connected to the second end of the connector cord, A holder support, which is provided integrally with the vehicle body, is removably engaged with the supported portion to support the terminal holder, and includes a vehicle-body-side terminal. The vehicle-body-side terminal is removably connected to the holder terminal during engagement of the supported portion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A personal digital assistant attachment structure for a saddle-ride vehicle, removably attaching a personal digital assistant including a display screen to a vehicle body,
the attachment structure comprising:
a terminal holder that comprises a connector cord and a supported portion, is provided separately from the vehicle body, is removably provided on the vehicle body, and holds the personal digital assistant, the connector cord comprising a first end and a second end different from the first end, the first end being connected to the personal digital assistant so that the first end is capable of supplying at least one of electric power and data to the personal digital assistant from the vehicle body, the supported portion comprising a cord holder and a holder terminal, the supported portion fixedly holding the holder terminal, the cord holder holding the connector cord, the holder terminal being connected to the second end of the connector cord;
a holder support that is provided integrally with the vehicle body, is removably engaged with the supported portion and to support the terminal holder, and comprises a vehicle-body-side terminal, the vehicle-body-side terminal being removably connected to the holder terminal during engagement of the supported portion; and
a vehicle-body-side fixation member provided at an attachment position of the personal digital assistant, wherein
the terminal holder further comprises: a case capable of accommodating the personal digital assistant; a spacer that is selected so as to correspond to the personal digital assistant and is accommodated in the case; a cover that covers an opening of the case; and a hinge that pivotally supports the cover so to be openable and closable with respect to the case,
the supported portion is formed integrally with the terminal holder, and
the cover has: a window that exposes a display screen of the personal digital assistant to outside of a holder; and an engagement portion that is to be engaged with the vehicle-body-side fixation member in a state where the case is closed during attachment of the terminal holder to the vehicle body and thereby limits an operation of opening the cover.

2. The personal digital assistant attachment structure for a saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a lock mechanism that is provided between the holder support and the supported portion, and limits the supported portion engaged with the holder support from being removed from the holder support.

3. The personal digital assistant attachment structure for a saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein
a plurality of supported portions are provided at the holder support,
the cord holder is provided in at least one of the supported portions, and
the lock mechanism is provided between the holder support and at least one of the supported portions at which the cord holder is not provided.

4. The personal digital assistant attachment structure for a saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein
the supported portion is formed in a rod shape, is inserted into the holder support in the longitudinal direction of the supported portion, and comprises a narrow portion provided on an intermediate portion of the supported portion in the longitudinal direction,
the holder support comprises a fork advance-retreat mechanism that causes a fork member to move forward and backward in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction and thereby causes the fork member to engage with and disengage from the narrow portion, and the lock mechanism is constituted of the narrow portion and the fork advance-retreat mechanism.

5. The personal digital assistant attachment structure for a saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein
the supported portion is formed in a plate shape, is inserted into the holder support in a direction along a top surface and a back surface of the supported portion, and has a hole portion formed at a predetermined position on the top surface and the back surface,
the holder support comprises a pin advance-retreat mechanism that is used to cause a pin to move forward and backward in a direction orthogonal to the top surface and the back surface, and attach the pin to the hole portion and remove the pin from the hole portion, and
the lock mechanism is constituted of the hole portion and the pin advance-retreat mechanism.

6. A personal digital assistant attachment structure for a saddle-ride vehicle, removably attaching a personal digital assistant including a display screen to a vehicle body,
the attachment structure comprising:
a terminal holder that comprises a connector cord and a supported portion, is provided separately from the vehicle body, is removably provided on the vehicle body, and holds the personal digital assistant, the connector cord comprising a first end and a second end different from the first end, the first end being connected to the personal digital assistant so that the first end is capable of supplying at least one of electric power and data to the personal digital assistant from the vehicle body, the supported portion comprising a cord holder and a holder terminal, the supported portion fixedly holding the holder terminal, the cord holder holding the connector cord, the holder terminal being connected to the second end of the connector cord;
a holder support that is provided integrally with the vehicle body, is removably engaged with the supported portion and to support the terminal holder, and comprises a vehicle-body-side terminal, the vehicle-body-side terminal being removably connected to the holder terminal during engagement of the supported portion; and
a vehicle-body-side fixation member provided at an attachment position of the personal digital assistant, wherein
the terminal holder further comprises: a case capable of accommodating the personal digital assistant; a spacer that is selected so as to match to the personal digital assistant and is accommodated in the case; a cover that covers an opening of the case; and a hinge that pivotally supports the cover so to be openable and closable with respect to the case,
the supported portion is formed integrally with the terminal holder, and
an engagement portion that is to be engaged with the cover in a state where the case is closed during attachment of the terminal holder and thereby limits an operation of opening the cover is provided on the vehicle-body-side fixation member.

7. The personal digital assistant attachment structure for a saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the terminal holder comprises a seal that is provided along an inner circumferential edge of a window of the cover so as to come into tight contact with the periphery of a display screen of the personal digital assistant inside the case when the cover is closed.

8. The personal digital assistant attachment structure for a saddle-ride vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein
the terminal holder comprises a seal that is provided along an inner circumferential edge of a window of the cover so as to come into tight contact with the periphery of a display screen of the personal digital assistant inside the case when the cover is closed.

9. A personal digital assistant attachment structure for a saddle-ride vehicle, removably attaching a personal digital assistant including a display screen to a vehicle body,
the attachment structure comprising:
a terminal holder that comprises a connector cord and a supported portion, is provided separately from the vehicle body, is removably provided on the vehicle body, and holds the personal digital assistant, the connector cord comprising a first end and a second end different from the first end, the first

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Oyama Takahiro
• Murakami Hisashi
• Hoshi Tomohiro
• Ono Junya
• Kaneta Hiroyuki
• Mori Noriyuki
• Nose Tsubasa

Classifications

• B62K2202/00

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• B62J50/225

  Mounting arrangements therefor · CPC title

• B62K19/40

  for attaching accessories, e.g. article carriers, lamps · CPC title

• H04M1/11

  Supports for sets, e.g. incorporating armrests · CPC title

• B62J11/00 Primary

  Supporting arrangements specially adapted for fastening specific devices to cycles, e.g. supports for attaching maps · CPC title