Screen moving device in saddle-ride-type vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9889900-B2
Application number	US-201615053886-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 25, 2016
Priority date	Feb 27, 2015
Publication date	Feb 13, 2018
Grant date	Feb 13, 2018

Abstract

Vertical movement of support members disposed on both left and right sides of a screen are guided by a pair of left and right fixed rail brackets. A manipulation lever manually operable so as to vertically move the screen and connected to at least one of the pair of support members includes a lever main portion which is rotatably supported on at least one of the pair of rail brackets and is connected to one of the support members, and a grip which is connected to the lever main portion. The grip is connected to the lever main portion such that the grip is operable between a projecting position where the grip projects from the lever main portion and a storage position where the grip is folded toward a lever main portion side.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A screen moving device in a saddle-ride-type vehicle comprising a wind shield screen arranged in front of a steering handle in a vertically movable manner, the screen moving device comprising:
support members disposed on both left and right sides of the screen respectively with respect to a longitudinal direction of the vehicle;
a pair of left and right fixed rail brackets provided for guiding the support members in a vertically movable manner; and
a manipulation lever connected to at least one of the pair of support members so as to enable a manual manipulation which moves the screen vertically,
wherein the manipulation lever comprises:
a lever main portion which is rotatably supported on at least one of the pair of rail brackets and is connected to at least one of the support members;
a grip which is connected to the lever main portion and is capable of being gripped by a vehicle user;
a connecting member connecting the pair of left and right support members, wherein both end portions of the connecting member are rotatably connected to the pair of left and right rail brackets respectively, a guide hole which guides the support members along a moving trajectory of the screen is formed in the rail bracket, and a screen biasing spring which biases the screen upward is disposed between the rail bracket and the connecting member, and
wherein the grip is connected to the lever main portion in a state where the grip is operable between a projecting position where the grip projects from the lever main portion and a storage position where the grip is folded toward a lever main portion side.

2. The screen moving device in a saddle-ride-type vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the manipulation lever is rotatably supported on the left rail bracket out of the pair of left and right rail brackets.

3. The screen moving device in a saddle-ride-type vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a meter unit which displays vehicle information is arranged between the pair of left and right support members, and the grip is connected to the lever main portion in a state where the grip is folded toward an outside in a vehicle width direction from the lever main portion in the storage position.

4. The screen moving device in a saddle-ride-type vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the guide hole formed in the rail bracket is formed in an extending manner in a curved shape, an elongated hole extending in a direction which intersects with the guide hole is formed in the lever main portion, and a guide projecting portion formed on the support member in a projecting manner is configured to pass through the guide hole and the elongated hole.

5. The screen moving device in a saddle-ride-type vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a wall thickness reducing hole is formed in the grip.

6. The screen moving device in a saddle-ride-type vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein relative positions of the rail bracket and the manipulation lever are set such that the grip disposed at the storage position is arranged behind at least one of the rail brackets.

7. The screen moving device in a saddle-ride-type vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of engaging recessed portions individually corresponding to a plurality of vertical positions of the screen are formed on at least one of the rail brackets, and a locking member which is configured to selectively engage with the plurality of engaging portions corresponding to folding of the grip into the storage position is housed in the inside of the lever main portion.

8. The screen moving device in a saddle-ride-type vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein, in the projecting position, the grip extends in a lengthwise direction of the lever main portion, and, in the storage position, the grip is inclined in a direction intersecting the lengthwise direction of the lever main portion.

9. The screen moving device in a saddle-ride-type vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein the manipulation lever further comprises a locking mechanism configured to prevent rotation movement of the manipulation lever with respect to the rail bracket when the grip is in the storage position and enable the rotation movement of the manipulation lever when the grip is in the projecting position.

10. The screen moving device in a saddle-ride-type vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein the grip is pivotably connected to the lever main portion.

11. The screen moving device in a saddle-ride-type vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the screen is fixed to the support members, and rotation movement of the manipulation lever with respect to the rail bracket moves the support members vertically.

12. A screen moving device in a saddle-ride-type vehicle comprising a wind shield screen arranged in front of a steering handle in a vertically movable manner, the screen moving device comprising:
support members disposed on both left and right sides of the screen respectively with respect to a longitudinal direction of the vehicle;
a pair of left and right fixed rail brackets provided for guiding the support members in a vertically movable manner; and
a manipulation lever connected to at least one of the pair of support members so as to enable a manual manipulation which moves the screen vertically,
wherein the manipulation lever comprises:
a lever main portion which is rotatably supported on at least one of the pair of rail brackets and is connected to at least one of the support members; and
a grip which is connected to the lever main portion and is capable of being gripped by a vehicle user,
wherein the grip is connected to the lever main portion in a state where the grip is operable between a projecting position where the grip projects from the lever main portion and a storage position where the grip is folded toward a lever main portion side, and
wherein a plurality of engaging recessed portions individually corresponding to a plurality of vertical positions of the screen are formed on at least one of the rail brackets, and a locking member which is configured to selectively engage with the plurality of engaging portions corresponding to folding of the grip into the storage position is housed in the inside of the lever main portion.

13. A screen moving device in a saddle-ride-type vehicle comprising a wind shield screen arranged in front of a steering handle in a vertically movable manner, the screen moving device comprising:
support members disposed on both left and right sides of the screen respectively with respect to a longitudinal direction of the vehicle;
a pair of left and right fixed rail brackets provided for guiding the support members in a vertically movable manner; and
a manipulation lever connected to at least one of the pair of support members so as to enable a manual manipulation which moves the screen vertically,
wherein the manipulation lever comprises:
a lever main portion which is rotatably supported on at least one of the pair of rail brackets and is connected to at least one of the support members; and
a grip which is connected to the lever main portion and is capable of being gripped by a vehicle user,
wherein the grip is connected to the lever main portion in a state where the grip is operable between a projecting position where the grip projects from the lever main portion and a storage position where the grip is folded toward a lever main portion side,
wherein, in the projecting position, the grip extends in a lengthwise direction of the lever main portion, and, in the storage position, the grip is inclined in a direction intersecting the lengthwise direction of the lever main portion, and
wherein the grip is

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tsuda Haruka
• Kawamura Ippei

Classifications

• B62J17/04 Primary

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