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US 4,487,283 AGranted
Motorcycle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsMasaaki Suzuki, Kenzi Izawa, Katsumi Kimura
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Abstract
In a motorcycle, the frame body has the shape of a single pipe over its whole length, and carries a front shield at its front portion, a floor at its intermediate portion, and a body cover at its rear portion, respectively. The front shield is formed of a one-piece member formed integrally with a head lamp housing, an auxiliary fender, leg shields, and foot rests. The body cover is formed of a one-piece member formed integrally with a plurality of continuous vertical walls which cooperatively enclose a space below the seat. The floor is joined at its opposite lateral edges to a pair of brackets mounted on the intermediate portion of the frame body at opposite lateral sides of the latter.
Claims11
A motorcycle comprising:
- a frame body having the shape of a substantially single pipe over substantially the whole length thereof, said frame body including a first portion vertically extending, slightly forwardly inclined and having a lower end, a second portion substantially horizontally and rearwardly extending from said lower end of said first portion and having a rear end, a third portion upwardly extending from said rear end of said second portion, rearwardly inclined and having an upper end, and a fourth portion substantially horizontally and rearwardly extending from said upper end of said third portion;
- a head tube rigidly secured to said first portion of said frame body, a front fork turnably supported by said head tube, and a front wheel rotatably supported by said front fork;
- a floor mounted on said second portion of said frame body;
- a front shield mounted on said first portion of said frame body, said front shield comprising a head lamp housing located forwardly of said head tube, an auxiliary fender located immediately below said head lamp housing and intervening between said first portion of said frame body and said front wheel, said auxiliary fender having a concave front face and substantially vertically extending, a pair of leg shields located at opposite lateral sides of said auxiliary fender and downwardly extending from a location in the vicinity of said head lamp housing, said leg shields being located at opposite lateral sides of said head lamp housing, said front fork and a rear edge of said front wheel, and a pair of foot rests extending substantially horizontally and rearwardly from respective ones of said leg shields into a level flush with said floor, said front shield comprising a one-piece member formed integrally with said head lamp housing, said auxiliary fender, said leg shields, and said foot rests;
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- a body cover mounted on said fourth portion of said frame body and accommodating at least one accessory of said motorcycle.
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A motorcycle comprising:
- a frame body having the shape of a substantially single pipe over substantially the whole length thereof, said frame body including a first portion vertically extending, slightly forwardly inclined and having a lower end, a second portion substantially horizontally and rearwardly extending from said lower end of said first portion and having a rear end, a third portion upwardly extending from said rear end of said second portion, rearwardly inclined and having an upper end, and a fourth portion substantially horizontally and rearwardly extending from said upper end of said third portion;
- a front shield mounted on said first portion of said frame body;
- a floor mounted on said second portion of said frame body;
- a plurality of stays transversely secured on said second portion of said frame body and arranged in parallel and spaced relation to each other, said stays each having opposite end portions thereof laterally projected from said second portion of said frame body, a pair of brackets axially secured on said stays and arranged in parallel and spaced relation to each other, said floor having opposite lateral edges thereof disposed on said brackets, and means rigidly joining said opposite lateral edges of said floor to said brackets;
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- a body cover mounted on said fourth portion of said frame body and accommodating at least one accessory of said motorcycle.
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A motorcycle comprising:
- a frame body having the shape of a substantially single pipe over substantially the whole length thereof, said frame body including a first portion vertically extending, slightly forwardly inclined and having a lower end, a second portion substantially horizontally and rearwardly extending from said lower end of said first portion and having a rear end, a third portion upwardly extending from said rear end of said second portion, rearwardly inclined and having an upper end, and a fourth portion substantially horizontally and rearwardly extending from said upper end of said third portion;
- a front shield mounted on said first portion of said frame body;
- a floor mounted on said second portion of said frame body;
- a seat having a front end, opposite lateral side walls, and a rear end;
- a body cover mounted on said fourth portion of said frame body and accommodating at least one accessory of said motorcycle, said body cover having a front wall located below said front end of said seat, opposite front lateral side walls located below said opposite lateral side walls of said seat, opposite rear and upper lateral side walls extending rearwardly and upwardly from said opposite front lateral side walls and disposed opposite said rear end of said seat, and a ceiling surface formed with an opening, said body cover comprising a one-piece member formed integrally with said front wall, said opposite front lateral side walls, and said rear and upper lateral side walls,
- said seat being arranged above said body cover and disposed in said opening of said ceiling surface, said body cover and said seat cooperatively defining therebetween a space for accommodating said accessory, said seat being substantially directly supported by said accessory;
- hinge means provided at one end of said seat and supporting said seat for pivoting about said hinge, whereby said space for accommodating said accessory is exposed to the outside when said seat is pivoted to have another end thereof upwardly displaced;
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- means joining said accessory to said fourth portion of said frame body, wherein said body cover has an open bottom surface, and said accessory is directly joined to and supported by said fourth portion of said frame body through said open bottom surface of said body cover.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.