Steering system of saddle-ride type vehicle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsYotaro Mori, Hisakazu Yasui, Makoto Araki
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Abstract
A steering system of a saddle-ride type vehicle including a front fork that includes a steering shaft at the upper end and supports a front wheel at the lower end, a steering arm that is attached to the steering shaft, a steering force transmit member that is turnably supported by a steering stem that is arranged in a body frame, and a steering system link that joins the steering arm and the steering force transmit member. An assist motor generates a steering assist force that assists a steering force transmitted to the steering shaft, and a steering assist force transmit member is turnably supported by the steering stem. An assist steering system link joins the steering arm and the steering assist force transmit member.
Claims8
A steering system of a saddled vehicle, said system comprising:
- a front fork that includes a steering shaft at an upper end and supports a front wheel at a lower end;
- a steering arm that is attached to the steering shaft;
- a steering force transmit member that is turnably supported by a steering stem that is disposed in a body frame;
- a steering system link that joins the steering arm and the steering force transmit member;
- an assist motor configured to generate a steering assist force that assists a steering force transmitted to the steering shaft;
- a steering assist force transmit member that is turnably supported by the steering stem;
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- an assist steering system link that joins the steering arm and the steering assist force transmit member.
A steering system of a saddled vehicle, said system comprising:
- front fork means including steering shaft means at an upper end thereof, said front fork means for supporting a front wheel at a lower end thereof;
- steering arm means attached to the steering shaft means;
- steering force transmit means being turnably supported by steering stem means disposed in a body frame;
- steering system link means for joining the steering arm means and the steering force transmit means;
- assist motor means for generating a steering assist force that assists a steering force transmitted to the steering shaft means;
- steering assist force transmit means being turnably supported by the steering stem means;
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- assist steering system link means for joining the steering arm means and the steering assist force transmit means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.