Saddle riding type vehicle
AssigneeYamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTakamasa Kamioka, Kotaro Ogura
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Abstract
A saddle riding vehicle that allows the amount of roll to be reduced includes a vehicle body, a handle, and a suspension mechanism. The suspension mechanism is provided at a front portion of the vehicle body and supports a pair of left and right front wheels or a pair of left and right skis. The suspension mechanism includes a pair of left and right arm members and a pair of left and right air shock absorbers. The pair of left and right arm members supports the pair of front wheels or the pair of skis in a vertically movable manner. The pair of left and right air shock absorbers is coupled to the pair of arm members. The pair of left and right air shock absorbers each includes a cylinder, a piston, a piston rod, a first gas chamber, and a second gas chamber.
Claims20
A saddle riding vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle body;
- a handle provided at a front portion of the vehicle body;
- and
- a suspension mechanism provided at the front portion of the vehicle body to support a pair of left and right front wheels or a pair of left and right skis,
- the suspension mechanism comprising:
- a pair of left and right arm members that supports the pair of front wheels or the pair of skis in a vertically movable manner;
- a pair of left and right air shock absorbers coupled to the pair of arm members, the pair of air shock absorbers each comprising,
- a cylinder that stores gas,
- a piston stored in the cylinder and having a front surface and a back surface,
- a piston rod coupled to the back surface of the piston,
- a first gas chamber provided on a side of the front surface of the piston in the cylinder,
- a second gas chamber provided on a side of the back surface of the piston in the cylinder;
- and
- a regulator that regulates pressure in the first gas chamber and/or the second gas chamber in response to steering of the handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.