US 6,854,542 B2 · Motorcycle V-twin engine heat deflector

Abstract

A heat deflector for a Harley-Davidson™ v-twin engine motorcycle or a similarly designed and styled motorcycle having a similar v-twin engine. The heat deflector is mounted above the rear cylinder of the v-twin engine and between the leg of a user and the rear cylinder of the v-twin engine. The heat deflector deflects hot air away from the leg of the user and away from saddlebags that may be mounted behind the leg of the user bilaterally on the rear wheel of the motorcycle. The heat deflector provides greater comfort for a user on a long distance drive. It is constructed to blend seemlessly with the appearance of the motorcycle and it reduces condensation in saddlebags. The heat deflector of this invention provides much of the comfort of an alternative designed motorcycle with a fairing enclosing the engine while retaining the distinctive appearance of the Harley-Davidson™ or a Harley-Davidson™ type v-twin engine motorcycle.

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A heat deflector in combination with a definite design motorcycle having a air cooled V-twin of at least 500 cubic centimeters volume with a first cylinder proximal to a front pivoting wheel of said definite motorcycle and a second cylinder proximal to a rear drive wheel of said definite design motorcycle engine comprising:

(a) a heat deflector of a generally arcuate curvelinear shape having a first edge of said heat deflector shaped to match a definite shape motorcycle seat;
(b) a second edge of said heat deflector shaped to match a definite shape motorcycle gas tank;
(c) at least a portion of said heat deflector mounted over and above at least a portion of said second cylinder of said air cooled V-twin motorcycle engine, said second cylinder distal from said front pivoting wheel for said definite design of motorcycle and proximal to said rear drive wheel of said definite design motorcycle;
whereby heat generated by said air cooled V-twin engine is deflected away from structures on said definite design motorcycle mounted proximal to said rear drive wheel of said definite desing motorcycle.

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A heat deflector in combination with a definete design motorcycle having an air cooled V-twin engine at least 500 cubic centimeters volume with a first cylinder proximal to a front pivoting wheel of said definite motorcycle and a second cylinder proximal to a rear drive wheel of said definite design motorcycle said definite design motorcycle manufactured by Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company, for deflecting hot air generated by the said air cooled V-twin engine when in use comprising:

(a) a heat deflector of a generally arcuate curvilinear shape having a first edge of said heat deflector shaped to match a definite motorcycle seat on said definite design motorcycle having an air cooled V-twin engine;
(b) a second edge of said heat deflector shaped to match a definite motorcycle gas tank on said definite desing motorcycle having an air cooled V-twin engine;
(c) at least a portion of said heat deflector mounted over and above said second cylinder of said air cooled V-twin motorcycle engine, said second cylinder distal from front pivoting wheel for said definite desing motorcycle and proximal to said read drive wheel of said definite desing motorcycle;
whereby heat generated by said air cooled V-twin engine is deflected away from structures on said definite desgin motorcycle mounted proximal to said rear drive wheel of said definite design motorcycle.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Motorcycle V-twin engine heat deflector

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Motorcycle V-twin engine heat deflector

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