301 |
SADDLE RIDING VEHICLE |
US13539498 |
2012-07-02 |
US20130020143A1 |
2013-01-24 |
Keisuke KISHIKAWA |
A saddle riding vehicle includes a vehicle body frame, a front wheel, a rear wheel, a power unit, a shift actuator, and an actuator guard. The power unit has a transmission and a shift mechanism for the transmission. The shift actuator is to actuate the shift mechanism and is attached to a lower portion of a side face of the power unit. The actuator guard is to protect the shift actuator from an obstacle and includes a guard frame and a guard member. The guard frame extends in a forward and backward direction of the saddle riding vehicle below the shift actuator. The guard frame is connected to the vehicle body frame. The guard member is connected to the guard frame and covers a lower face and an outer side face of the shift actuator. |
302 |
Injury protection accessory |
US13062510 |
2009-09-06 |
US08333398B2 |
2012-12-18 |
Elad Oved; Meir Gitelis |
An injury protection accessory for a riding vehicle (e.g., motorcycle), the accessory comprising: at least one shield (4), disposed at the side(s) of the riding vehicle, the shield comprising: a substantially vertical hinge (12), attached to the body or the chassis of the riding vehicle; and one or more substantially horizontal bars (10), attached to the hinge; the shield having an open state, in which one edge of the shield is separated from the body of the vehicle, thereby allowing the rider thereof to get off the vehicle, and a closed state, in which both sides of the shield are engaged with the body of the vehicle, thereby protecting the rider from injury. |
303 |
Motorcycle with Wind Deflectors Mounted on the Outboard Sides of the Motorcycle Fork Assembly for Deflecting Oncoming Wind |
US13328059 |
2011-12-16 |
US20120267911A1 |
2012-10-25 |
Ralph Alexander Ransone |
A motorcycle having a fork assembly, left and right forks and an upper fairing is provided with left and right wind deflectors mounted adjacent to the outboard sides of the left and right forks. The wind deflectors project downwardly from a lower edge of the upper fairing. This strategic placement of the left and right wind deflectors prevents oncoming wind from passing immediately adjacent the outboard sides of the left and right forks and passing underneath the lower edge of the upper fairing and hitting the motorcycle rider especially in the chest and helmet areas. |
304 |
Gripping device for a vehicle rider |
US12801589 |
2010-06-16 |
US08256031B2 |
2012-09-04 |
Jon B. Von Kahle |
A safety gripping device for use by a passenger riding a vehicle in tandem behind a vehicle operator. The device is in the form of a discrete article with ergonomically inclined handles at either end to be manually positioned by the passenger generally in front of the vehicle operator's torso. Rather than depending on straps or belts worn by the operator or handles directly affixed to the vehicle, the gripping device affords a convenient, comfortable and natural way of gripping, generally avoiding a personal hugging engagement with, or distracting pressure upon, the vehicle operator. This facilitates longer journeys with prolonged enjoyment on a shared vehicle. This portable safety device helps the passenger to better and more safely balance and steady him/herself with respect to the vehicle and its operator. The device may be fabricated or molded from a flexible material, and conveniently include an integral storage container with removable cap. |
305 |
Safety bar device for water crafts and other vehicles |
US12766474 |
2010-04-23 |
US08215655B1 |
2012-07-10 |
Randall R. Wright |
A retractable safety bar device for a rear passenger of a vehicle such as a water vehicle, snow vehicle, or motorcycle featuring two mounting brackets for attaching to sides of the vehicle; an inner bar pivotally attached to each mounting bracket; a generally U-shaped gripping component comprising two side bars and a horizontal bar, the side bars are adapted for telescopically receiving the inner bars; the device is adjustable in height by moving the gripping component upwardly and downwardly with respect to the inner bars, the device can pivot forwardly and backwardly between various pivot positions with respect to the mounting brackets; and locking mechanisms for securing the gripping component at a certain height with respect to the first inner bar and second inner bar and for securing the safety bar device in a particular pivot position. |
306 |
TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE |
US13416663 |
2012-03-09 |
US20120168243A1 |
2012-07-05 |
Gus A. Aramayo, II; Ronald A. Vorndran |
A two-wheeled vehicle is disclosed. The two-wheeled vehicle may include a passenger hand grip which is stowable under a straddle seat of the vehicle. The two-wheeled vehicle may include saddlebags having an open bottom. |
307 |
SAFETY APPARATUS FOR MOTORCYCLE |
US13389045 |
2010-07-01 |
US20120133116A1 |
2012-05-31 |
Hiyun Yun |
Disclosed is a safety device for motorcycle, the safety device for motorcycle comprising: a supporting assembly installed onto both lateral side of the motorcycle body, with a plurality of parts of which are rotatable relative to each other; a supporting wheel installed onto the supporting assembly which is rotatable relative to the supporting assembly a push-pull unit that connects the supporting assembly to the motorcycle body, pushes the supporting assembly in order for the supporting wheel contacting with ground, and pulls the supporting assembly in order for the supporting wheel for taking off the ground; and a control unit that controls the push-pull unit. According to the present invention the motorcycle will not easily fall down when it stops for a moment in driving, the driver can easily support the motorcycle, and the motorcycle will not incline over a predetermined angle in driving curved path. |
308 |
Impact member for a saddle-type vehicle, and vehicle incorporating same |
US12717711 |
2010-03-04 |
US08122992B2 |
2012-02-28 |
Yoshihiro Inoue; Kenichi Misaki; Kazuyoshi Kuroki; Hiroshi Furuse; Sunao Kawano |
A saddle-type vehicle is provided with an impact member for deflecting a front wheel sideways in the event of a collision. The saddle-type vehicle includes a body frame having a head pipe for rotatably supporting a steering shaft for the front wheel, main frames extending rearwards from the head pipe, and an engine operatively mounted to the main frames. The impact member is disposed in front of a lower portion of the engine. The impact member includes a support part, which extends forwardly from the engine, and a load-receiving deflector plate mounted to the support part and which is inclined away from a vehicle width direction. |
309 |
AIRBAG DEVICE FOR STRADDLE TYPE VEHICLES |
US13203245 |
2010-06-17 |
US20110309602A1 |
2011-12-22 |
Takeshi Kuroe; Seiji Hanafusa; Keishi Yokota; Kazutaka Sugimoto |
An airbag device for straddle type vehicles is provided with: an airbag module in which a holding box that stores an airbag functions as a case; and an airbag control unit that controls said airbag module. The airbag module is provided with the holding box that is disposed immediately in front of a rider's seat, a lid that closes the opening of the holding box, and a hinge that functions as a rotary fulcrum for the lid when the airbag inflates, and that is positioned on the rear side, with respect to the vehicle, of the lid. A linking mechanism for restricting the opening angle of the lid is provided between the lid and the holding box. |
310 |
BULLET RESISTANT SHIELD AND STORAGE COMPARTMENT FOR MOTORCYCLES AND THE LIKE |
US12793042 |
2010-06-03 |
US20110296980A1 |
2011-12-08 |
DENNIS INGRAM |
A two-wheeled vehicle bullet resistant shield and storage compartment, comprising a two-wheeled vehicle, having a front wheel and a rear wheel. The rear wheel including a removable first compartment and second compartment. The removable first compartment and second compartment being mounted to said rear wheel and the rear wheel including an interconnected first inside panel, second inside panel, third outside panel and fourth outside panel. |
311 |
REMOVABLE SAFETY HANDLE FOR MOTORCYCLE PASSENGERS |
US12773378 |
2010-05-04 |
US20110271489A1 |
2011-11-10 |
Juan Jimenez |
A handle is disclosed for passenger use on a motorcycle. The handle is easily detachable from the motorcycle, by the use of a suction cup. The handle is firmly securable to the body of the motorcycle, while also offering enhanced gripping comfort for a passenger. The handle includes a proximal end attached to and protruding from a base that is fixed to the top of the suction cup, and a gripping portion oriented so as to be grippable by a user when the removable handle is attached to a motorcycle body, the gripping portion including a free distal end. In this manner, the handle is positioned such that when it is secured to the motorcycle body, the handlebar portion of the handle can be gripped by the passenger in a way that is comfortable for the passenger, even when the passenger leans their weight on the handles. |
312 |
AIRBAG JACKET ACTIVATING SYSTEM |
US13052189 |
2011-03-21 |
US20110237194A1 |
2011-09-29 |
Hiroyuki KOJIMA; Sumitaka Ogawa |
An airbag jacket activating system includes radio communications transceivers configured to make RF communications and LF communications, respectively. An acceleration sensor configured to detect acceleration of a motorcycle. An update unit configured to update an LF communications ID, to code the updated LF communications ID together with an RF communications ID, and to transmit the coded updated LF communications ID and the coded RF communications ID to an airbag jacket through RF communications. An update unit configured to store the updated LF communications ID in a case where the LF communications ID is received together with the RF communication ID. A control unit configured to cause the coded RF communications ID and an ignition signal to be transmitted through the RF communications, and to cause the LF communications ID and the ignition signal to be transmitted through the LF communications when the acceleration exceeds a predetermined value; |
313 |
AIRBAG JACKET ACTIVATING SYSTEM |
US13051005 |
2011-03-18 |
US20110233906A1 |
2011-09-29 |
Sumitaka OGAWA; Hiroyuki Kojima |
A human body communications transmitter is provided to a vehicle body, for transmitting an activation signal by using the human body of a rider as a transmission path on the basis of an instruction from an on-vehicle ECU. A human body communications receiver is provided to an airbag jacket for receiving the activation signal which is transmitted by using the human body of the rider as the transmission path. The in-jacket ECU inflates and thus deploys the airbag jacket upon receipt of the activation signal for the airbag jacket through either human body communications or radio communications. The human body communications transmitter is connected to a right handlebar portion electrode, a left handlebar portion electrode, a seat portion electrode, a right footrest portion electrode and a left footrest portion electrode. The human body communications receiver is connected to an in-jacket electrode adjacent to the human body. |
314 |
Motorcycle passenger protecting system |
US12057021 |
2008-03-27 |
US07997613B2 |
2011-08-16 |
Yuki Kobayashi; Norihiko Kurata; Emi Shida; Yoshiharu Wada; Makoto Ishiwatari |
Multiple protecting devices, such as an air bag and an air bag jacket, are controlled and operated in accordance with the shape and size of an impact. A normal collision determining section causes the air bag and/or the air bag jacket to operate in accordance with the magnitude and direction of a collision based on outputs of G sensors. When a collision predicting section predicts a collision on the basis of other vehicle information obtained by a vehicle-to-vehicle communication device and own-vehicle information, it causes a stand-by collision determining section to start instead of the normal collision determining section. The stand-by collision determining section determines a collision mode in advance and sets a threshold value for determining the outputs of the G sensors to a value different from a value used in the determination of the normal collision determining section so as to permit quick determination of a collision. |
315 |
FLYWHEEL ASSEMBLIES AND VEHICLES INCLUDING SAME |
US12984167 |
2011-01-04 |
US20110163516A1 |
2011-07-07 |
Joseph P. W. Whinnery |
A vehicle includes a frame, an engine, a steering assembly, a steerable wheel, a brake system, a flywheel assembly, and a controller. The frame defines a roll axis. The engine is supported by the frame. The steering assembly is pivotally coupled with the frame and is pivotable about a steering axis. The steerable wheel is rotatably coupled with the steering assembly. The flywheel assembly comprises at least one inertial mass and is coupled with the frame. A controller is coupled with the flywheel assembly and is configured to facilitate rotation of said at least one inertial mass. |
316 |
Arrangement of a cowl stay on a motorcycle, and motorcycle incorporating same |
US12378022 |
2009-02-10 |
US07967337B2 |
2011-06-28 |
Kenichi Misaki; Kazuyoshi Kuroki; Takeshi Kuroe; Ippei Kawamura |
A motorcycle includes a head pipe, left and right main frames extending rearwardly from the head pipe on left and right sides, respectively, and a cowl stay extending forwardly from the left and right main frames and supporting a cowling, which protectively covers a front portion of the motorcycle. The cowl stay is positioned such that its front end portion is located rearwardly of a front end portion of a front wheel, and in front of a tip portion of a head light disposed on a front portion of the head pipe so as to illuminate an area in front of the motorcycle. The cowl stay is disposed at a position located above a center of gravity of the motorcycle. |
317 |
Arrangement of an air bag module on a motorcycle, and motorcycle incorporating same |
US12378021 |
2009-02-10 |
US07946610B2 |
2011-05-24 |
Kenichi Misaki; Kazuyoshi Kuroki; Takeshi Kuroe |
A motorcycle includes main frames extending from a head pipe to rear left and right sides, a fuel tank provided between the main frames, seat frames extending rearwardly from the main frames; a seat supported by the seat frames; and an air bag module disposed at a position proximate to a front upper portion of the seat. The air bag module may be disposed in a recess formed on a rear upper portion of the fuel tank, and is mounted on stay members extending respectively upwardly from the left and right main frames. |
318 |
Passenger comfort strap, used on motorized and or non-motorized devices. Biker buddy comfort strap |
US12803807 |
2010-07-07 |
US20110018229A1 |
2011-01-27 |
John James Gizzarelli, JR. |
A strap assembly that is not attached to a motorcycle, or any other gas or diesel powered device, or non-powered device for example a horse, bull , etc. The strap assembly attaches to the driver by means of two steel o-rings which are slid through the drivers belt and must be positioned behind the drivers front belt loops. The strap then must be slid through each steel o-ring which are located behind each front belt loop of drivers pants and be positioned so center portion of strap is in between both front belt loops. The end loops must be located on either side of drivers waist area extending rearwardly, allowing the passenger to grasp outside perimeter of each loop. Entire strap is made from flexible components to ensure a comfortable position for the driver and passenger. |
319 |
Gripping device for a vehicle rider |
US12801589 |
2010-06-16 |
US20100320724A1 |
2010-12-23 |
Jon B. Von Kahle |
A safety gripping device for use by a passenger riding a vehicle in tandem behind a vehicle operator. The device is in the form of a discrete article with ergonomically inclined handles at either end to be manually positioned by the passenger generally in front of the vehicle operator's torso. Rather than depending on straps or belts worn by the operator or handles directly affixed to the vehicle, the gripping device affords a convenient, comfortable and natural way of gripping, generally avoiding a personal hugging engagement with, or distracting pressure upon, the vehicle operator. This facilitates longer journeys with prolonged enjoyment on a shared vehicle. This portable safety device helps the passenger to better and more safely balance and steady him/herself with respect to the vehicle and its operator. The device may be fabricated or molded from a flexible material, and conveniently include an integral storage container with removable cap. |
320 |
Motorcycle righting apparatus |
US12034314 |
2008-02-20 |
US07850187B1 |
2010-12-14 |
Warren L. Ford |
The invention includes a righting and kickstand device to support a motorcycle by connection with a lower intermediate frame section of the motorcycle with the device angled downwardly toward the ground to support the motorcycle tilted at an angle toward the device. In the preferred embodiment, the device includes a fluid actuated cylinder connected to the motorcycle with a pivot connection device. A piston rod extends from the cylinder with a foot device structurally attached to the lower end of the piston rod with the foot device designed to rest on the ground. A fluid pressure device is provided to supply fluid pressure to the cylinder to force the piston rod to its downward position. |