261 |
Autobicycle |
US109826 |
1987-10-16 |
US4830135A |
1989-05-16 |
Aiji Yamashita |
An autobicycle wherein the cooling effect is improved without particularly increasing the wind introducing area of the autobicycle. The autobicycle comprises a partition wall located between a rear portion of an engine carried on a body frame and a body side cover for partitioning the inside of the body side cover to define front and rear sectional chambers. The body side cover continuously covers a range at least from a side portion of the engine to a location below a seat supported above the body frame and has one or more air admitting holes perforated therein. Air admitted into the inside of the body side cover thus cools the engine and some other components of the autobicycle in the front chamber and independently cools different components in the rear chamber. |
262 |
Body covers for motorcycle |
US107718 |
1987-11-18 |
US4818012A |
1989-04-04 |
Mitsuyoshi Kohama; Tetsuo Ogishima |
A body cover for a motorcycle having a body frame including a front cover extending around and covering a front part of the body frame from the front to a left and a right side thereof, the front cover having an opening at each side with each opening providing access to an engine, a pair of side covers with each side cover adapted to be removably attached to cover an opening at one side of the front cover and each of the side covers being formed to provide an outer surface which is a smooth continuation of an adjacent outer surface of the front cover. A second part of each side cover gradually inclines toward the body frame and a rear part extends along the side of the body frame under the seat. Each of the side covers extends from the front to the rear of the main frame member and covers one side of the main frame member, back stay and seat rail. |
263 |
Cooling air intake structure for small-sized vehicles |
US21838 |
1987-03-04 |
US4793293A |
1988-12-27 |
Hidemi Minami |
In a small-sized vehicle such as a motorcycle, a motor tricycle or the like in which a front portion of a vehicle body is covered by a vehicle body cover and a carburetor is disposed inside of the vehicle body cover, a cooling air intake port is formed on the front surface of the vehicle body cover, a cooling air duct adjoining to the cooling air intake port is extended backwards of the vehicle body for guiding running wind intaken through the cooling air intake port to the carburetor through the cooling air duct, and thereby the carburetor is cooled. A second cooling air duct serving to guide running wind intaken through the cooling air intake port to a radiator, could be provided integrally with the above-mentioned cooling air duct. |
264 |
Motorcycle |
US647775 |
1984-09-06 |
US4633965A |
1987-01-06 |
Yasuyuki Tsurumi; Akio Matsuzaki |
A motorcycle comprising an engine, a radiator mounted in front of the engine and a seat cowl mounted on the rear portion of the motorcycle, a guide member extends from the radiator to the seat cowl for guiding air from the rear of the radiator to the seat cowl. In one embodiment of the present invention, the guide member is a guide plate which forms a passage with a chamber cover. The air flow through the passage cools an engine exhaust chamber located in the passage. In an alternate embodiment, the guide member is a Y-shaped guide duct having a main body with an air intake located to the rear of the radiator and branched portions with exhaust ports located at the sides of the seat cowl. |
265 |
Device for installing electronic equipment on a vehicle |
US419197 |
1982-09-17 |
US4630160A |
1986-12-16 |
Masato Murayama |
A device for installing electronic equipment on a vehicle, especially a motorcycle. The device is formed by a first casing containing the electronic equipment and a second casing fixed to a body of the vehicle so that the electronic equipment is easily removed. A latching member and a lock assembly is used for removably connecting the first and second casing. Each of first and second casings are preferably provided with one of a pair of electric connectors so that electric connection is automatically made when the first casing is placed in the second casing. In order to insulate vibrations, the device is provided with a vibration absorption member which is disposed between the electronic equipment and the first casing. |
266 |
Motorcycle |
US654165 |
1984-09-24 |
US4570740A |
1986-02-18 |
Kunitaka Hara |
A motorcycle having a radiator mounted forwardly of the fuel tank and above the engine. The motorcycle further includes a cowling extending from forwardly of the radiator to either side of the motorcycle. A radiator baffle plate is positioned between the radiator and the fuel tank. This plate includes a downwardly extending panel which is positioned between the radiator and the fuel tank and which further extends rearwardly on either side of the motorcycle to positions to either side of and adjacent the forward portion of the fuel tank. Passageways are created between the cowling and the downwardly extending panel to direct the air heated by the radiator downwardly and to the side of the motorcycle for discharge without impinging upon the rider. |
267 |
Fairing device for motorcycles |
US629752 |
1984-07-12 |
US4515405A |
1985-05-07 |
Tetsuo Ogishima |
A fairing device for motorcycles comprising a fairing member and a pair of right and left turn indicator or blinker units attached to the fairing member. In each of the blinker units, a rearwardly open space is formed by a base member fixed to the fairing member and a lens member integrally secured to the base member. A blinker lamp is disposed within such space, and the space is closed from behind with a removable cover member. The fairing device not only provides enhanced wind shielding and air flow distributing functions, but also facilitates maintenance operations. |
268 |
Rear fender structure for motorcycles |
US563889 |
1983-12-22 |
US4500101A |
1985-02-19 |
Masanori Aoki |
A motorcycle rear fender structure having a swingable rear fender. The rear fender is pivotally mounted on a motorcycle frame body. Further, the rear fender structure includes a side box which is fixed to the rear fender and is rotatable together with the swingable rear fender. The side box is also fixedly secured to the motorcycle frame body when the rear fender is held at its normal horizontal position. A utility rear receiving space may be made at the rear fender. Cowl portions are formed integrally with the rear fender. |
269 |
Ventilator for two- or three-wheeled vehicle |
US455516 |
1983-01-04 |
US4498700A |
1985-02-12 |
Takayuki Fujii; Norio Tanaka |
A ventilator for two- or three-wheeled vehicles, such as motor scooters, having a front body provided with at least a front panel covering the front of a head pipe and a leg shield covering the legs and feet of the rider sitting on a seat, wherein an air inlet for introducing the airflow resulting from vehicle traveling is formed in the front panel, air outlets for blowing the airflow are formed in the leg shield, and moreover, an air passage allowing the air inlet and the air outlets to communicate with each other is formed inside the front body. |
270 |
Motorcycle |
US428468 |
1982-09-29 |
US4487283A |
1984-12-11 |
Masaaki Suzuki; Kenzi Izawa; Katsumi Kimura |
In a motorcycle, the frame body has the shape of a single pipe over its whole length, and carries a front shield at its front portion, a floor at its intermediate portion, and a body cover at its rear portion, respectively. The front shield is formed of a one-piece member formed integrally with a head lamp housing, an auxiliary fender, leg shields, and foot rests. The body cover is formed of a one-piece member formed integrally with a plurality of continuous vertical walls which cooperatively enclose a space below the seat. The floor is joined at its opposite lateral edges to a pair of brackets mounted on the intermediate portion of the frame body at opposite lateral sides of the latter. |
271 |
Method and apparatus for channelling air through a motorcycle fairing |
US495516 |
1983-05-17 |
US4479676A |
1984-10-30 |
Kenneth W. Hayes |
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for channelling air through openings in a motorcycle fairing. The air channelling apparatus includes an air scoop having an inlet opening for communication with an interior of the air scoop and a mounting mechanism for securing the air scoop adjacent to the openings in the fairing. The mounting mechanism permits both rotation of the air scoop and limited movement of the air scoop away from the fairing. With the inlet opening facing forwardly, ambient air is channelled by the air scoop through the openings in the fairing and into an air space behind the fairing. The ambient air is then selectively directed through an outlet of the air space toward the rider. With the inlet opening of the air scoop facing rearwardly, a portion of the air heated from the engine components flow through the air space toward the openings in the fairing, while a remaining portion flows toward the outlet which directs the heated air toward the rider. |
272 |
Motorcycle equipped with audio devices |
US419536 |
1982-09-17 |
US4473251A |
1984-09-25 |
Masato Murayama |
A motorcycle equipped with audio equipments on the front cowl thereof, which equipments contains various parts such as electric circuit parts, manually operable parts, sound producing parts etc. and arranged so as to maintain balance in weight in the lateral direction of the motorcycle while maintaining facilitated operability and characteristics of the audio equipments. |
273 |
Fairing assembly for motorcycles |
US378357 |
1982-05-14 |
US4461508A |
1984-07-24 |
Tetsuo Ogishima |
A fairing assembly for a motorcycle having a head light disposed at a front end of the fairing assembly, a meter unit indicative of running conditions of the motorcycle and turn signal units is disclosed. The turn signal units are disposed on both sides of the assembly. The turn signal units are each formed integrally with the fairing assembly. The fairing assembly is separated into upper and lower portions by a line connecting the head light to each turn signal unit. The upper portion may be used as a covering member for covering an upper portion of the head light and the rearside of the meter unit. The covering member is hinged at a front end thereof. |
274 |
Mounting hardware for a motorcycle fairing |
US305322 |
1981-09-24 |
US4423901A |
1984-01-03 |
Thomas D. Shumard; Peter B. Evans; Charles M. Perethian |
A motorcycle fairing mounting apparatus having a pair of vertically spaced, transversely extending cross members which mate with the motorcycle frame and support a pair of longitudinally extending side plates having upwardly facing mounting surfaces which mate with complementary mounting surfaces of a fairing. The central portion of the lower cross member is bowed downwardly from the ends of the cross members. In a preferred form of the apparatus, a forward portion of each side plate converges forwardly toward the other side plate forward portion. |
275 |
Cowling for tricycle vehicle |
US184651 |
1980-09-05 |
US4416348A |
1983-11-22 |
Takumi Fukui |
A cowling for a motor-driven tricycle vehicle having two rear wheels, a front wheel, and an engine and a seat. The cowling is in two members: a front and a rear member, which are independently attached and removable to the vehicle body. A split is provided between the sections to admit cooling air to the engine inside the cowling. |
276 |
Pockets for a fairing structure |
US95409 |
1979-11-19 |
US4278285A |
1981-07-14 |
Kenneth W. Cummings; Charles M. Perethian |
A faired enclosure or fairing for protecting occupants on a motorcycle is provided and includes an outer streamlined shell (10) and two inner pockets (14, 16). The inner pockets (14, 16) provide convenient storage space (28) and structural support for the outer shell (10) and are shaped to permit them to be easily formed by existing vacuum-forming or molding techniques. Structural support and ease of manufacture are obtained by shaping the inner pockets (14, 16) so as to provide large bonding surfaces (18, 20) between the outer shell (10) and the inner pockets (14, 16) while eliminating undercut areas which would interfere with mold separation. |
277 |
Convertra-bike top |
US607916 |
1975-08-26 |
US4045077A |
1977-08-30 |
James Milton DeVone |
In abstract, a preferred embodiment of the invention is a top for cycles which provides protection against the elements, enveloped by a multipurpose top cover. One feature of this invention is a transparent weather shield which is accessible for side and frontal protection against the elements and a suspended portion thereof which protects the rear of the rider. The adjustable top grouping of this invention can be detached and converted into a table, as well as a carrier for items of lightweight. The adjustable bottom grouping can serve as a support means for other attachments to the cycle, notwithstanding support means for said top. |
278 |
Motorcycle fairing |
US643941 |
1975-12-23 |
US4023853A |
1977-05-17 |
Yoichi Oguma; Minoru Morioka |
A motorcycle fairing designed to effectively reduce the influence of lateral wind forces upon its side portions in order to achieve a markedly improved straight-running stability of the motorcycle. The fairing comprises an upper windshield section arranged at the forward portion of the cycle body for protection of the operator from wind and rain, and a lower windshield section connected to the upper windshield section and extending longitudinally from the front to rear end of the cycle body so as to cover the front and side portions thereof, the lower windshield section having upper and lower wind-guiding surfaces respectively formed in a streamlined horizontal section and connected integrally with each other to define a pair of inwardly concave longitudinal grooves or valleys, the upper side surfaces respectively being of such a vertical size or length as to decrease gradually in the rearward direction. With this particular configuration of the lower windshield section, the motorcycle can run in a most stable attitude with a minimum of air resistance as well as greatly minimized lateral wind pressures, which act on the side portions thereof to overturn the cycle sidewise. |
279 |
Motorcycle fairing |
US625518 |
1975-10-24 |
US4019774A |
1977-04-26 |
Takeshi Tsukahara; Minoru Morioka; Yoichi Oguma; Yoshitaka Omori |
A fairing of a sturdy structure designed to give a maximum of driving safety without impairing the steerability of the vehicle. The yoke structure to which a windshield is secured is comprised of a central rod and a pair of side rods secured to the front end thereof and includes a forwardly open U-shaped top formation within which an instrument panel is positioned, enabling the rider to observe the instruments without lowering the direction of his sight to any substantial extent. A light shield is arranged to prevent any reflection glare otherwise occurring on the inside surface of the windscreen when the instruments are illuminated during drive at night. The yoke structure is designed to be detachably connected with the body frame of the motorcycle at three locations thereon by simple fastening means. The windshield not only protects the rider from wind, rain and dust but is adapted to serve a number of additional functions. Namely, a pair of side reflectors are mounted outside the opposite side portions of the windshield and a pair of luggage boxes are detachably secured to the side shield portions on the inside thereof and, when removed, leave ample space for maintenance operation. The U-shaped top yoke formation serves also as frame means for protecting the instrument panel even if the motorcycle is accidentally turned sideways. |
280 |
Radiator apparatus in a motorized two-wheeled vehicle |
US609058 |
1975-08-29 |
US4019595A |
1977-04-26 |
Masahiro Imai; Satoshi Ishikawa |
A radiator apparatus in a motorized two-wheeled vehicle in which a radiator for cooling an internal combustion engine is mounted between left and right tubular elements of the vehicle body. Left and right air guide plates are mounted on the radiator and project obliquely forwards at both outside edges of the radiator to cover the front surfaces of the tubular elements to direct air to the radiator while preventing turbulence at the tubular elements. |