Motorcycle front-wheel suspension with means for restraint of compression of a telescopic front upon braking
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakeshi Kawaguchi
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Abstract
A brake on the front wheel of a motorcycle is associated with a member which is arranged for angular displacement relative to a front fork upon application of the brake. Torque exerted on this member upon braking is utilized, as through a leverage mechanism, to lock the pair of telescopic shock absorbers of the front fork against compression which may be caused by inertia at that instant. In another embodiment of the invention the angular displacement of the member results in the closure of a shutoff valve arranged between hydraulic fluid chambers within one of the shock absorbers. The front wheel brake can be either an internal-expanding shoe brake or a caliper-type disc brake.
Claims13
In a front-end suspension for a motorcycle which includes a front fork having a pair of telescopic shock absorbers, and a brake on a front wheel, the combination thereof with:
- braking detector means for detecting the application of said brake on said front wheel;
- said braking detector means including a braking detector member which is arranged for angular displacement relative to said front fork upon application of said brake;
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- locking means actuated by said braking detector member for locking said telescopic shock absorbers in substantially fixed telescopic state;
- whereby said front fork is telescopically fixed when said brake is applied.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.