Audio device arrangement structure for a motorcycle, and motorcycle incorporating same
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsKatsuhisa Yamada, Koji Suzuki, Yuichi Kato
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Abstract
An audio device arrangement structure for a motorcycle is configured and arranged to provide high-quality sound output. The audio device arrangement structure serves to mount an audio device, which includes an audio unit, an amplifier and at least one speaker, for a motorcycle. The audio unit is mounted at the front of the vehicle inside a top cover, between the top cover and the air cleaner. The amplifier is provided separately from the audio unit, and is arranged at the rear of the vehicle in the inside of a housing provided at a rear portion of a rear fender. The amplifier is supported on the housing by rubber bushings, to isolate the amplifier from vibrations of the vehicle body.
Claims17
In a motorcycle of the type having a rear fender and having an audio device thereon, the improvement comprising an audio device arrangement structure which serves to mount the audio device on the motorcycle, wherein the audio device comprises
- an audio unit which generates audio signals, and
- an amplifier and a speaker,
- wherein the audio device arrangement structure is configured to mount the amplifier at a location on the motorcycle which is separate and spaced apart from the audio unit,
- wherein the audio device arrangement structure comprises a hollow housing which is operatively attached to the rear fender of the motorcycle, and the amplifier is disposed inside the housing, and
- wherein the rear fender is configured to be dividable in a longitudinal direction of the motorcycle, so as to provide a rear fender front portion separable from a rear fender rear portion.
A motorcycle comprising an audio device, wherein the audio device comprises
- an audio unit which generates audio signals,
- an amplifier which amplifies signals output from the audio unit, and
- a speaker connected to the amplifier,
- wherein the amplifier is positioned on the motorcycle at a location separate and spaced apart from the audio unit, and
- wherein the motorcycle comprises a rear fender configured to be dividable in the longitudinal direction of a vehicle so as to provide a rear fender front portion separable from a rear fender rear portion in a manner such that the rear fender rear portion can be removed to permit access to the amplifier, while the rear fender front portion remains in place.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.