Adjustable front axle and brake carrier structure
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMatt Schmidt, Tony Schroeder
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Abstract
A mounting assembly for adjustably securing an axle and a brake carrier to a front monofork of a motorcycle. The axle is received within an eccentric axle carrier and extends through a lower end of the brake carrier. An opposite end of the brake carrier includes an opening through which a carrier mounting device extends. The carrier mounting device is secured to the monofork and guides or aligns the brake carrier relative to the monofork. When the axle carrier is rotated to adjust the attitude of the motorcycle front end, the mounting device moves relative to the brake carrier while the brake carrier is maintained in a relatively fixed relationship to the wheel.
Claims10
An adjustable front axle and brake carrier structure for a monofork motorcycle, comprising:
- a fork defining an axle carrier housing that receives an axle carrier, said axle carrier defining an axle opening through which an axle extends, said axle being secured to a wheel by an axle securing structure;
- a brake carrier having a first end and a second end, said brake carrier first end defining a first opening through which said axle extends and said brake carrier second end defining a second opening;
- and,
- a mounting pin secured to said fork and received by said brake carrier second opening such that rotation of said axle carrier causes said fork to move relative to said brake carrier while said wheel and said brake carrier remain stationary relative to one another.
A method for adjusting a motorcycle front monofork relative to a front wheel, said monofork having a lower end defining an axle carrier housing, said axle carrier housing being adapted to releasably receive an axle carrier through which an axle extends, a brake carrier being secured over said axle and being secured to said monofork, the method comprising the steps of:
- releasing the axle carrier housing so that said axle carrier may be moved relative to said axle carrier housing;
- moving said monofork relative to said wheel to a desired position, thereby causing said axle carrier to rotate;
- re-securing the axle carrier housing so as to prevent rotation of said axle carrier relative to said axle carrier housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.