US 8,134,456 B2Granted

Turn signal indicator lamp apparatus for a motorcycle, and motorcycle including same

AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.

InventorsHiroyuki Osugi, Kenji Watanabe

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Abstract

A wire is provided in a turn signal power cord drawn out from a turn signal indicator fixed to a front fork while achieving a good appearance. A turn signal indicator includes a lamp case housing a lamp, and a stay member coupled to the lamp case. The stay member includes an annular collar fitted around a circumference of a front fork shaft. A cord-housing groove is formed in an outer part of the annular collar. A turn signal power cord is drawn out from the lamp case to the annular collar through an arm part to the outside through the groove. The cord-housing groove is covered with a cover, which is formed integrally with a locking member that engages with a slot part of a top bridge, as an anti-rotation component of the apparatus.

Claims14

Dependent claims

A turn signal indicator apparatus for a motorcycle, said apparatus comprising:

a hollow lamp case;
a turn signal lamp disposed inside of the case;
a stay member for attaching the case to a cylindrical front fork shaft of the motorcycle, the stay member comprising:
an annular collar that fits around an outer circumference of the front fork shaft and has a slot formed therein,
a bifurcated protruding flange integrally formed with the annular collar and extending outwardly thereon, the bifurcated protruding flange comprising a pair of adjacent plates separated by said slot, and having a through-hole formed therein for receiving a shaft of a fastener, and
an arm portion that extends from the annular collar and is connected to the case,
wherein the annular collar has a cord-housing groove formed in an outer portion thereof to receive a turn signal power cord,
a fastener used to fasten and fix the annular collar to the front fork shaft by narrowing the slot formed in the annular collar;
a turn signal power cord partially disposed in the cord-housing groove and electrically connected to the turn signal lamp;
and
a cover member that is fastened to the stay member by the fastener and that covers the portion of the turn signal power cord disposed in the cord-housing groove, the cover member extending from an area proximate the fastener to the arm portion of the stay member and having a shape corresponding to the outer shape of the annular collar;
wherein the cord-housing groove is formed in an area of the annular collar extending from a base of the bifurcated protruding flange to an area of the arm portion in the back of the stay member;
and wherein the cover member is configured to cover substantially all of the cord-housing groove from the back.

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A turn signal indicator apparatus for a motorcycle, said apparatus comprising:

a hollow lamp case;
a turn signal lamp disposed inside of the case;
a stay member for attaching the case to a cylindrical front fork shaft of the motorcycle, the stay member comprising:
an annular collar that fits around an outer circumference of the front fork shaft and has a slot formed therein,
a bifurcated protruding flange integrally formed with the annular collar and extending outwardly thereon, the bifurcated protruding flange comprising a pair of adjacent plates separated by said slot, and having a through-hole formed therein for receiving a shaft of a fastener, and
an arm portion that extends from the annular collar and is connected to the case,
wherein the annular collar has a cord-housing groove formed in an outer portion thereof to receive a turn signal power cord,
a fastener used to fasten and fix the annular collar to the front fork shaft by narrowing the slot formed in the annular collar;
a turn signal power cord partially disposed in the cord-housing groove and electrically connected to the turn signal lamp;
and
a cover member that is fastened to the stay member by the fastener and that covers the portion of the turn signal power cord disposed in the cord-housing groove;
wherein the cover is operatively attached to the annular collar, and includes a locking member that extends upwardly thereon and that is adapted to engage with a top bridge of the motorcycle, whereby a rotary position of the apparatus may be fixed in relation to the front fork shaft.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 12/322,651Filed 5 Feb 2009
Priority: JP 2008-07133419 Mar 2008
Published: US 2009/0237231 A124 Sep 2009
Granted: 13 Mar 2012
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

B60Q 1/0088
Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor: details of electrical connections
B60Q 1/0483
The devices being headlights: mounted on a bracket, e.g. details concerning the mouting of the lamps on the vehicle body
B62J 6/055
Direction indicators: electrical means, e.g. lamps
B62J 11/19
For mechanical cables, hoses, pipes or electric wires, e.g. cable guides: specially adapted for electric wires