# US 11,999,427 B2 · Saddle-ride type vehicle

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- Number: US 11,999,427 B2
- Document ID: US11999427B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/914,022
- Filed: 2020-03-31
- Published: 2023-04-27
- Granted: 2024-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2020-03-31
- Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Takashi Sato; Yutaka Aikyo; Ryota Ishigaki; Masaru Habu; Makoto Fuma
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11999427B2

## CPC

- B62J 27/20: Airbags specially adapted for motorcycles or the like
- B62K 19/40: for attaching accessories, e.g. article carriers, lamps
- B62K 11/04: characterised by the engine being between front and rear wheels
- B62K 2202/00: Motorised scooters
- B62J: CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS
- B62K: CYCLES; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES; CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE SIDECARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE

## Abstract

A saddle-ride type vehicle includes a retainer that is provided behind a head pipe; an inflator; and an airbag that is housed in the retainer, inflates by gas discharged by the inflator, and is deployed in front of an occupant. The retainer is disposed below a handlebar. The airbag is formed in a bag shape by a joining structure of a front surface and a rear surface, and a panel that forms a circumferential length difference between the front surface and the rear surface in a side view is provided at a coupling portion between the front surface and the rear surface.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A saddle-ride type vehicle comprising: a retainer that is provided behind a head pipe; an inflator; and an airbag that is housed in the retainer, inflates by gas discharged by the inflator, and is deployed in front of an occupant,
wherein the retainer is disposed below a handlebar,
the airbag is formed in a bag shape by a joining structure of a front surface and a rear surface,
left and right panels that form a circumferential length difference between the front surface and the rear surface in a side view are provided at a coupling portion between the front surface and the rear surface,
each of the left and right panels includes a front edge portion and a rear edge portion facing the front edge portion,
for each of the left and right panels,
in a side view, the front edge portion and the rear edge portion are formed in a shape recessed rearward, and a circumferential length of the front edge portion is shorter than a circumferential length of the rear edge portion,
a peripheral edge portion of the front surface and the front edge portion are sewn while facing each other, and
a peripheral edge portion of the rear surface and the rear edge portion are sewn while facing each other.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 1,
wherein the panel is positioned below the handlebar when the airbag is deployed.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 1,
wherein when the airbag is deployed, the airbag includes a proximal end portion positioned in the retainer, a neck portion extending upward from an upper end of the proximal end portion and deployed to an outside of the retainer, and a deployment portion main body extending upward and having a width in a left-right direction increasing from an upper end of the neck portion, and
the panel is provided at the neck portion.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 3,
wherein the neck portion includes a side tab, and
an anchoring body extending from the deployment portion main body is connected to the side tab.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 2,
wherein when the airbag is deployed, the airbag includes a proximal end portion positioned in the retainer, a neck portion extending upward from an upper end of the proximal end portion and deployed to an outside of the retainer, and a deployment portion main body extending upward and having a width in a left-right direction increasing from an upper end of the neck portion, and
the panel is provided at the neck portion.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 5,
wherein the neck portion includes a side tab, and
an anchoring body extending from the deployment portion main body is connected to the side tab.

### Claim 7

A saddle-ride type vehicle comprising: a retainer that is provided behind a head pipe; an inflator; and an airbag that is housed in the retainer, inflates by gas discharged by the inflator, and is deployed in front of an occupant,
wherein the retainer is disposed below a handlebar,
the airbag is formed in a bag shape by a joining structure of a front surface and a rear surface,
a panel that forms a circumferential length difference between the front surface and the rear surface in a side view is provided at a coupling portion between the front surface and the rear surface,
when the airbag is deployed, the airbag includes a proximal end portion positioned in the retainer, a neck portion extending upward from an upper end of the proximal end portion and deployed to an outside of the retainer, and a deployment portion main body extending upward and having a width in a left-right direction increasing from an upper end of the neck portion,
the panel is provided at the neck portion,
the neck portion includes a side tab, and
an anchoring body extending from the deployment portion main body is connected to the side tab.