Step device for a motorcycle
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsDaisuke Tokumura, Kenji Nakamura
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Abstract
A step device that can reduce sound and vibrations generated when it comes in touch with the ground. The step device includes a platform for placing the driver's foot thereon, and a bank sensor that projects from the platform and comes into contact with the ground when vehicle body is inclined. The platform and the bank sensor are integrally formed so that these members can be formed by casting. This configuration provides for a reduction of the sound and the vibrations which are generated when the step device comes in touch with ground.
Claims16
A step device mounted on a vehicle body for placing a driver's foot thereon, comprising:
- a platform for placing the driver's foot;
- and
- a bank sensor that projects from the platform and comes in touch with the ground when the vehicle body is inclined,
- wherein the platform and the bank sensor are integrally formed.
A step device mounted on a vehicle body for placing a driver's foot thereon, comprising:
- a platform for placing the driver's foot;
- and
- a bank sensor that projects from the platform and comes in touch with the ground when the vehicle body is inclined,
- wherein the platform and the bank sensor are integrally formed, and
- wherein the platform is disposed adjacent to a brake pedal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.