Lighting apparatus disposition structure for saddle riding vehicle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsKyosuke Kitayama, Tsuyoshi Oguchi, Yuichi Yokoyama
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Abstract
A lighting apparatus disposition structure for a saddle riding vehicle by which a traveling performance can be improved is disclosed. A lighting apparatus includes a laser element, a first light guide member and a second light guide member, a front light emission unit and a rear light emission unit, and a driver unit. The laser element and the driver unit are integrated as a light source unit. The light source unit is disposed between a head pipe that includes a steering axis for a front wheel and a pivot shaft that supports a rear wheel through a swing arm.
Claims18
A lighting apparatus disposition structure for a saddle riding vehicle in which a lighting apparatus including a laser light source that emits light, a light guide unit that guides the light from the laser light source to a desired position, and a light emission unit provided at a tip end of the light guide unit and configured to irradiate the light from the light guide unit upon surroundings of the vehicle is incorporated, wherein
- the laser light source is disposed between a head pipe including a steering axis for a front wheel and a pivot shaft that supports a rear wheel through a rocking member.
A lighting apparatus disposition structure for a saddle riding vehicle in which a lighting apparatus including a laser light source that emits light, a light guide unit that guides the light from the laser light source to a desired position, and a light emission unit provided at a tip end of the light guide unit and configured to irradiate the light from the light guide unit upon surroundings of the vehicle is incorporated, wherein
- the laser light source is disposed between a rocking member that supports a rear wheel for upward and downward rocking motion and a seat for being seated by an occupant as viewed in side elevation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.