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US 7,028,818 B1Granted
Linkage for motorcycle brake
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorJesse G. James
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Abstract
A motorcycle including a front wheel, a rear wheel, a frame, a seat and handlebars is disclosed. The motorcycle includes a linkage connecting a brake pedal with a caliper. The caliper is located within a body perimeter of the motorcycle. The caliper is adapted to engage a disk and the caliper can have a line of action. The direction of the line of action of the caliper can be different than the axis of rotation of the rear wheel. The linkage can also convert vertical motion into horizontal motion.
Claims20
A motorcycle with a braking system including a linkage comprising:
- a brake pedal connected to a first end of brake arm, the brake arm rotating about a brake arm fulcrum in a first plane;
- a second end of the brake arm being mechanically connected to a rocker arm;
- the rocker arm rotating in a second plane, the second plane being angled from the first plane;
- and
- a follower assembly connected to the rocker arm and adapted to move across the width of the motorcycle.
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A motorcycle comprising:
- a front wheel, a rear wheel, a frame, a seat and handlebars;
- the motorcycle also having a body perimeter;
- and
- a mechanical linkage comprising a plurality of generally rigid links connecting a brake pedal with a caliper, wherein the caliper and an associated brake disk are located within the body perimeter;
- and wherein the brake pedal is on one side lateral of the motorcycle and wherein the caliper is on the other lateral side of the motorcycle.
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A motorcycle comprising:
- a front wheel, a rear wheel having an axis of rotation, a frame, a seat and handlebars;
- a braking system including a linkage associating a brake pedal with a caliper having a line of action, the caliper adapted to engage a disk;
- wherein the line of action of the caliper has a direction that is different than the axis of rotation of the rear wheel;
- and wherein
- a seat of the motorcycle is longitudinally aligned with the rear wheel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.