Rearview mirror device for motorcycles
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsAkira Imai, Takahisa Suzuki, Kenichi Nishimoto, Ken Yamaguchi
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Abstract
A rearview mirror device for a motorcycle is designed to reduce the area of forward projection of the motorcycle and increase the rigidity of the support member for a rearview mirror. The rearview mirror device includes a motorcycle frame, a steering handlebar projecting laterally from the motorcycle frame, a pair of handgrips mounted on opposite outer ends, respectively, of the handlebar, and a pair of rearview mirrors disposed forwardly and downwardly of the handgrips, respectively, when the handlebar is in a neutral steering position.
Claims6
A rearview mirror device for a motorcycle having a frame, comprising:
- a cowling covering a front portion of said motorcycle frame;
- a steering handlebar projecting laterally from said motorcycle frame;
- a pair of handgrips mounted on opposite outer ends of said handlebar;
- and
- a pair of rearview mirrors each disposed forwardly and downwardly of a respective one of said handgrips with respect to said motorcycle frame when viewed from a side elevation of said motorcycle, when said handlebar is in a neutral steering position;
- said cowling including integral rearview mirror housings which each accommodate a said rearview mirror therein;
- and
- said rearview mirror housings positioned forwardly of said handgrips in the direction of motorcycle forward movement, and inherently operable to provide wind deflector means forwardly of said handgrips
A rearview mirror device for a motorcycle having a frame, comprising:
- a cowling covering a front portion of said motorcycle frame;
- a steering handlebar projecting laterally from said motorcycle frame;
- a pair of handgrips mounted on opposite outer ends of said handlebar;
- and
- a pair of rearview mirrors each disposed forwardly and downwardly of a respective one of said handgrips with respect to said motorcycle frame when viewed from a side elevation of said motorcycle when said handlebar is in a neutral steering position;
- said cowling including integral rearview mirror housings which each accommodate a said rearview mirror therein;
- each said housing including
- an upper panel having a rear portion bent rearwardly and downwardly beyond the reflecting surface of said rearview mirror, and
- an end portion folded back upwardly substantially into a U shape, defining a groove extending substantially transversely of said motorcycle frame.
A rearview mirror device for a motorcycle having a frame, comprising:
- a cowling covering a front portion of said motorcycle frame;
- a steering handlebar projecting laterally from said motorcycle frame;
- a pair of handgrips mounted on opposite outer ends of said handlebar;
- and
- a pair of rearview mirrors each disposed forwardly and downwardly of a respective one of said handgrips with respect to said motorcycle frame when viewed from a side elevation of said motorcycle, when said handlebar is in a neutral steering position;
- said cowling including integral rearview mirror housings which each accommodate a said rearview mirror therein;
- said cowling having indicator lamps, each mounted on a front surface of a said rearview mirror housing;
- and
- each of said rearview mirrors having a center disposed in a range defined between a straight line connecting the center of one of said handgrips and the eyes of a rider sitting on the motorcycle and another straight line passing through the center of said one handgrip perpendicularly to a straight line which forms a caster angle with a front wheel of said motorcycle and the horizon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.