US 4,372,602 AGranted

Small-sized vehicle

AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

InventorsToshio Tsuchiya, Akito Enokimoto, Sadao Mizushima, Suwaji Takano

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Abstract

A small-sized vehicle having two front wheels steerable by a handlebar is provided with a windshield unit extending from a front end of a vehicle body upwardly and rearwardly in overhanging relation to the handlebar and a driver's seat mounted on the vehicle body rearwardly of the handlebar. The windshield unit is cross-sectionally channel-shaped and includes a lower cover fastened to the body and a windshield panel extending upwardly of the lower cover, the windshield panel supporting a pane of glass having an extensive area in front of the head of a seated driver. The unit further includes a roof plate attached to and extending from an upper end of the windshield panel rearwardly in overhanging relation to the seat so as to cover the driver's head. The windshield unit is provided with a container therein, the container being disposed forwardly of and adjacent to a column supporting the handlebar, and being adapted to accommodate therein articles desired to be transported. The windshield unit is detachably mounted on the vehicle body such that the unit can be easily dismounted for separate shipment and for facilitating maintenance and servicing.

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Dependent claims

A small-sized vehicle, comprising:

a vehicle body having a pair of front wheels, said vehicle body having a width dimension substantially equal to the average width of a driver's shoulders;
a handlebar for steering said front wheels, said handlebar being disposed substantially centrally in the width direction of a front portion of said vehicle body;
a driver's seat disposed substantially centrally in the longitudinal direction of said vehicle body;
a footrest floor extending between said handlebar and said seat;
a windshield unit mounted on and extending upwardly and rearwardly from a front end of said vehicle body so as to be disposed in overhanging relation to said handlebar and said driver's seat;
the width of said footrest floor being less than the width of said windshield unit;
and
said windshield unit comprising:
a lower cover mounted on said body and having a width which is substantially the same as the distance between said front wheels;
a windshield panel connected to said lower cover, said lower cover and said windshield panel being slanted rearwardly;
a roof member connected to an upper end of said windshield panel and extending rearwardly therefrom with the rear end thereof disposed substantially above said driver's seat;
and
wherein the width of said windshield unit becomes progressively smaller upwardly and rearwardly.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.