Airbag apparatus
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTakeshi Yamazaki, Hideki Akiyama
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Abstract
An airbag apparatus for a motorcycle having a steering handle mounted so as to be capable of rotating with respect to a head pipe mounted at the front end of a main frame is capable of being mounted after assembly, e.g., as an after-market add-on or retrofit to an existing vehicle, or during vehicle assembly or manufacture. An airbag mounting member is mounted so as to extend from the main frame toward the front of the vehicle body across a central axis of rotation of the steering handle and a top bridge of the main frame. An airbag module is mounted on the airbag mounting member so that the upper portion of the airbag module is covered by a covering member.
Claims19
An airbag apparatus for a saddle-ridden vehicle, said airbag apparatus comprising:
- a frame with a head pipe;
- a holding attachment rotatably supported by the head pipe;
- a pair of auxiliary support members fixed to the frame of said saddle-ridden vehicle so as not to rotate;
- wherein a first auxiliary support member of the pair of support members is fixed to the frame in a position forward of the holding attachment and a second auxiliary support member of the pair of support members is fixed to the frame in a position rearward with respect to the holding attachment;
- a mounting plate being laid between the auxiliary support members;
- an airbag cover;
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- an airbag module being supported on the mounting plate, said airbag module having an upper surface being covered by the airbag cover and being positioned above the holding attachment.
A saddle-ridden vehicle having an airbag apparatus, wherein said saddle-ridden vehicle includes a vehicle body having a main frame, a head pipe at a front end of the main frame, and a steering handle mounted so as to be capable of a rotating motion with respect to the head pipe, said airbag apparatus comprising:
- an airbag mounting plate extending from the main frame forward of the vehicle body and across the central axis of rotation of said steering handle;
- an airbag cover;
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- an airbag module mounted on the mounting plate above the central axis of rotation of said steering handle, said airbag module having an upper surface being covered by the airbag cover and being in a fixed position relative to rotating motion of the steering handle.
A method of providing an airbag apparatus for a saddle-ridden vehicle having a vehicle body having a main frame, and a steering handle, wherein the airbag apparatus includes an airbag mounting plate, an airbag cover and an airbag module, said method comprising:
- mounting said airbag mounting plate in a position extending from the main frame forward of the vehicle body and across a central axis of rotation of the steering handle;
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- mounting the airbag module on the mounting plate above the central axis of rotation of said steering handle, said airbag module having an upper surface being covered by the airbag cover, said airbag apparatus being mounted in a space formed above the central axis of rotation of the steering handle of the saddle-ridden vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.