Headlight for motorcycle
AssigneeYamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorHidenari Kawai
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Abstract
A headlight for a motorcycle illuminates the space in front of the motorcycle, through which a longitudinally-extending, vertical central plane passes. The motorcycle headlight comprises a light source and a plurality of lenses having centers and arranged to receive light from the light source. The light source is disposed outwardly from the center plane of the motorcycle with respect to the centroid of the centers.
Claims20
A headlight for a motorcycle having a fork and a vertical center plane extending along the length of the motorcycle, the headlight comprising:
- a light source;
- and
- a plurality of lenses having centers and being arranged to receive light from the light source;
- the light source being adapted to be disposed farther outwardly from the center plane than a centroid of the centers of the lenses.
A headlight system for a motorcycle having a fork and a vertical center plane extending along the length of the motorcycle, the headlight system comprising:
- a first headlight having:
- a first light source;
- a first plurality of lenses having centers and being arranged to receive light from the first light source;
- and
- a second headlight having:
- a second light source;
- a second plurality of lenses having centers and being arranged to receive light from the second light source;
- wherein the first light source is disposed outwardly from a centroid of the centers of the first plurality of lenses and the second light source is disposed outwardly from the centroid of the centers of the second plurality of lenses, and wherein the first headlight is disposed laterally on one side of the center plane and the second headlight is disposed laterally on the opposite side of the center plane.
A headlight for a motorcycles having a fork and a vertical center plane extending along the length of the motorcycle, the headlight comprising:
- a light source;
- a plurality of lenses having centers and being arranged to receive light from the light source;
- the centers being disposed substantially along a vertical line and the light source being disposed vertically above a centroid of the centers.
A motorcycle comprising a frame generally bisected by a vertical, longitudinally extending central plane, a front fork rotatably coupled to the frame so as to rotate about a steering axis through an envelop of rotational positions, and at least one headlight being coupled to the frame and being disposed outside the envelop of rotation positions of the front fork so as not to interfere with rotation of the front fork, the headlight including a light source and a plurality of lenses arranged to receive light from the light source, each lens having a center that is spaced from the center of the another lens, a centroid being defined at the midpoint between the centers of two adjacent lenses, and the light source being disposed farther outwardly from the center plane than the centroid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.