Motorcycle
AssigneeYamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorToru Tanaka
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Abstract
A detachable cover for a motorcycle cowling that can be easily switched with a service part is described. The cover includes a cover front edge section that is formed so as to form a generally continuous surface with at least a portion of an outer periphery edge section of a head light, and a cover rear section that is removably attachable to the cowling and that extends to the rear from the cover front edge section when attached to the cowling. A motorcycle that easily allows external appearance to be changed to satisfy a user's requirements is also described.
Claims15
A motorcycle comprising:
- a body frame;
- a left head light and a right head light disposed on the body frame;
- a cowling arranged to cover at least an outer peripheral edge section of the left head light and the right head light;
- and
- a left cover and a right cover each arranged to be removably and separately attached to and positioned in front of and on top of the cowling;
- wherein
- each of the left and right covers includes a cover front edge section arranged to surround at least an upper edge portion and a rear edge portion of the outer peripheral edge section of the left and right head lights and a cover rear section arranged to extend toward a rear of the motorcycle from the cover front edge section, the cover rear section being removably attached to the cowling by an inner side of the cover rear section;
- the cover front edge section includes a flange that curves toward the rear of the motorcycle;
- the cowling includes left and right opening holes through which the left and right head lights are visible, respectively, and each of the left and right opening holes includes a gap between the outer peripheral edge section of the respective head light and an inner peripheral edge section of the respective opening hole, the inner peripheral edge section of the respective opening hole including at least one vertical rib;
- the flange is interposed into the gap so as to be sandwiched between the at least one vertical rib of the inner peripheral edge section of the respective opening hole and the outer peripheral edge section of the respective head light;
- and
- the cover front edge section abuts against the at least one vertical rib at the inner peripheral edge section of the respective opening hole via an elastic member.
A detachable cowling cover for a motorcycle including a body frame, a head light disposed on the body frame, and a cowling that is disposed so as to cover at least an outer peripheral edge section of the head light, the detachable cowling cover comprising:
- a cover front edge section arranged to surround at least an upper edge portion and a rear edge portion of the outer peripheral edge section of the head light;
- and
- a cover rear section arranged to extend rearwardly from the cover front edge section when attached to the cowling of the motorcycle, the cover rear section being removably attachable to the cowling at a plurality of locations with an inner side of the cover rear section so that the cover front edge section and the cover rear section are positioned in front of and on top of the cowling when the cover rear section is attached to the cowling;
- wherein
- the cover front edge section includes a flange, and the flange is arranged to be held by an interference fit between at least one vertical rib of the cowling and the outer peripheral edge section of the head light;
- the cover front edge section is arranged to abut against the at least one vertical rib at the inner peripheral edge section of an opening hole of the cowling via an elastic member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.