Front suspension system for a motorcycle
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorValentino Ribi
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Abstract
A front suspension system for a motorcycle wheel, comprising a downwardly and forwardly inclined suspension structure mounted on the steering column, two swinging arms both disposed substantially parallel to the plane of the motorcycle wheel and pivoted at one end to the suspension structure and at the other end to a wheel-carrying element, so that the suspension structure, the two swinging arms and the wheel-carrying element form an articulated quadrilateral, a shock absorber acting on the articulated quadrilateral to oppose relative movement between the suspension structure and the wheel-carrying element, due to a load applied to the motorcycle.
Claims11
A front suspension wheel system for a motorcycle wheel, comprising
- (a) a downwardly and forwardly inclined suspension structure mounted on the steering column;
- (b) two swinging arms pivoted at one end to said suspension structure and at the other end to a wheel-carrying element so that said suspension structure, said two swinging arms and said wheel-carrying element form an articulated quadrilateral;
- (c) resilient means acting on said articulated quadrilateral to oppose relative movement between said suspension structure and said wheel-carrying element due to a load applied to the motorcycle;
- (d) a swinging lever having one part fulcrumed to said suspension structure, and another part connected to said resilient means and to a downwardly extending connecting rod;
- (e) a prolongation on said wheel-carrying element extending forwardly beyond the pivot points between said two swinging arms and said wheel-carrying element, and adapted for mounting a motorcycle wheel;
- (f) said articulated quadrilateral being located rearwardly of said suspension structure and said resilient means being mounted on a forward portion of said suspension structure and being connected to one of (1) said two swinging arms and (2) said wheel-carrying element, through said connecting rod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.