IP Library Granted Patent US 9,409,615
Granted Patent B2
US 9,409,615 · App. 14/928,847 · Granted Aug 9, 2016

Motorcycle

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Patent No.
US 9,409,615
App. No.
14/928,847
Granted
Aug 9, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A motorcycle includes a detachable pannier. A rear surface of the pannier includes a first inclined surface extending downward from an upper end so as to be inclined rearward, and a second inclined surface extending downward from a lower end of the first inclined surface so as to be inclined rearward at an angle greater than the first inclined surface. A light distribution requirement that a tail lamp and a turn indicator can be seen from a rear side is met in a state where the pannier is mounted.

Claims (10)

1. A motorcycle comprising a detachable pannier, wherein

a rear surface of the pannier includes a first inclined surface extending downward from an upper end so as to be inclined rearward, and a second inclined surface extending downward from a lower end of the first inclined surface so as to be inclined rearward at an angle greater than the first inclined surface, and is formed in a V shape opened rearward in a side view by both of the first and second inclined surfaces, whereby

a light distribution requirement that a tail lamp and a turn indicator can be seen from a rear side, is met in a state where the pannier is mounted.

2. The motorcycle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the pannier is supported by a motorcycle frame structure via a grab rail to be held by a passenger, and

at least a portion of an inner end, in a motorcycle widthwise direction, of the pannier is located inward of the grab rail.

3. The motorcycle as claimed in claim 2 , wherein an outer end, in the motorcycle widthwise direction, of the pannier is located inward of an outer end, in the motorcycle widthwise direction, of a rear-view mirror.

4. The motorcycle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a reinforcement portion for preventing deformation is provided at an inside of a base portion of the V shape in the pannier.

5. The motorcycle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an angle α of the V shape formed by the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface is set within the range of 130° to 170°.

6. The motorcycle as claimed in claim 5 , wherein a first inclination angle β1 of the first inclined surface relative to a vertical direction is set within the range of 10° to 30°, and a second inclination angle β2 of the second inclined surface relative to the vertical direction is set within the range of 40° to 65°.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jun 2, 2022
From: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 060300/0504 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 30, 2015
From: SEO, JIWON; KOUCHI, KAORU
To: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 036927/0676 →