Back to results
US 4,742,884 AGranted
Brake device for a motorcycle
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYoshimi Ishikawa
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A motorcycle having a cantilevered type rear swing arm including a rear brake between the swing arm and the rear wheel. An air inlet is provided on one side of the other rear swing arm in a thin sidewall. An air outlet through a thick sidewall adjacent the brake allows air passage through the swing arm for cooling of the brake.
Claims4
A brake device for a motorcycle, comprising
- a rear swing arm, said rear swing arm being hollow and having two sidewalls spaced apart in defining the hollow interior;
- a cantilevered rear axle extending from said arm;
- a wheel hub rotatably mounted on said axle;
- a brake located between said arm and said wheel hub;
- an air inlet through one of said vertical sidewalls on a side of said arm opposite to said brake;
- and
- an air outlet through the other said side wall adjacent said brake for cooling thereof.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.