IP Library Granted Patent US 9,238,482
Granted Patent B2
US 9,238,482 · App. 14/456,533 · Granted Jan 19, 2016

Road holding ability mechanism for the two front wheels of a motorcycle

Inventors: Huei-Huay Huang (Tainan, TW); Chin-Chi Lin (Tainan, TW)
Assignee: AEON MOTOR CO., LTD.
B62D9/04B60G3/20B62K5/08B62K5/10B60G2300/122B60G2300/45
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,238,482
App. No.
14/456,533
Granted
Jan 19, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a road holding ability mechanism applied to a motorcycle with two wheels in front. The mechanism may be configured on a three-wheeled motorcycle which has two front wheels and a single rear wheel or on a four-wheeled motorcycle with two front wheels as well as two rear wheels. Under any operating condition, the mechanism enables the two front wheels to offer great road holding ability, that is, to remain stable when moving so as to ensure the motorcycle against rollovers. The present invention includes a simple and innovative structure.

Claims (7)

1. A road holding ability mechanism for the two front wheels of a motorcycle, comprising:

two front wheel brackets respectively coupled with a connecting arm secured to a connecting base between the connecting arms;

a steering shaft, wherein the connecting base and the steering shaft are managed by a control system so as to control the connecting base not only to be able to tilt simultaneously with the steering shaft when the shaft tilts but also to be able to stay fixed in the same place without turning simultaneously with the steering shaft when the shaft performs in-place clockwise or counterclockwise rotation;

two shock absorbers whose buffer action forces are interconnected via a tilting system and each of which has one end pivotally connected with the top surface of the relative connecting arm; wherein the tilting system further includes an air cell of which the interior is filled with compressed air and of which both ends may respectively touch the side providing the buffer action forces of the shock absorbers, a throttling valve arranged in the middle section of the air cell, and an inflation inlet, and wherein the throttling valve may control the air flowing speed of both ends of the air cell, and moreover, the inflation inlet allows the air to run into the air cell so as to fill the interior of the air cell;

an anchor plate attached to the steering shaft so as to be able to simultaneously operate together with the shaft and arranged with a right steering linkage as well as a left steering linkage which are respectively connected to the relative front wheel bracket; and

an extension plate which is provided in coupling with the connecting base so as to be able to simultaneously perform together with the connecting base and which is configured with a right linkage and a left linkage respectively attached to the relative front wheel bracket.

2. The road holding ability mechanism for the two front wheels of the motorcycle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the shock absorbers are the hydraulic dampers, and the side providing the buffer action forces from the piston rods of the two hydraulic dampers may touch both ends of the air cell of the tilting system.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 11, 2014
From: HUANG, HUEI-HUAY; LIN, CHIN-CHI
To: AEON MOTOR CO., LTD.
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Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 13584858 · Aug 14, 2012
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