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US 7,841,437 B2Granted
Motorcycle having a plurality of brake calipers acting on its rear wheel
AssigneePiaggio & C. S.P.A.
InventorAlessandro Bagnoli
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AssigneePiaggio & C. S.P.A.
InventorAlessandro Bagnoli
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A motorcycle (10) is described, equipped with a rear drive wheel (12), rotatingly constrained to an oscillating arm (14) integral with the engine (16) of the motorcycle (10), at least one rear shock absorber (20), positioned between the oscillating arm (14) and the chassis (24) of the motorcycle (10), at least a first brake caliper (28) and at least a second brake caliper (32), acting on a single disc brake (36) fixed on the rim (38) of the rear drive wheel (12). The lower end (26) of the rear shock absorber (20) and the second brake caliper (32) are fixed to a plate (42) removably constrained to the oscillating arm (14) at one of its rear ends (14b). In this way, it is possible to have access to the rear drive wheel (12), and therefore remove it, without having to dismantle the second brake caliper (32) and relative transmission (34), thus facilitating the possible substitution of the wheel (12) or tire (46).
A motorcycle (10) equipped with a rear drive wheel (12), rotatingly constrained to an oscillating arm (14) integral with the engine (16) of the motorcycle (10), at least one rear shock absorber (20), positioned between said oscillating arm (14) and a chassis (24) of the motorcycle (10), at least a first brake caliper (28) and at least a second brake caliper (32), acting on a single brake disc (36) fixed on the rim (38) of said rear drive wheel (12), characterized in that the lower end (26) of said rear shock absorber (20) and said at least second brake caliper (32) are fixed to a plate (42) removably constrained to said oscillating arm (14) at one of two rear ends thereof (14b).
A method for the rapid dismantling of the rear drive wheel (12) in a motorcycle (10) equipped with a rear drive wheel (12) rotatingly constrained to an oscillating arm (14) integral with the engine (16) of the motorcycle (10), at least one rear shock absorber (20), positioned between said oscillating arm (14) and a chassis (24) of the motorcycle (10), at least a first brake caliper (28) and at least a second brake caliper (32), acting on a single brake disc (36) fixed on the rim (38) of said rear drive wheel (12), the lower end (26) of said rear shock absorber (20) and said at least second brake caliper (32) being fixed to a plate (42) removably constrained to said oscillating arm (14) at one of its rear ends (14b), the method comprising the following phases:
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