IP Library Granted Patent US 11,939,021
Granted Patent B2
US 11,939,021 · App. 17/247,663 · Granted Mar 26, 2024

Straddle vehicle having a camera

Inventors: Daisuke Saeki (Kobe, JP); Shinji Ikeda (Akashi, JP); Mitsuru Kobayashi (Kobe, JP)
Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
B62J50/00B62J11/00
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Patent No.
US 11,939,021
App. No.
17/247,663
Granted
Mar 26, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A motorcycle includes a camera stay, a camera, a vibration reduction cover, and an attachment cover. The camera photographs the front area of the motorcycle. The vibration reduction cover is made of the elastic material and covers at least two surfaces of the camera facing each other. The attachment cover holds the camera via the vibration reduction cover and is attached to the camera stay.

Claims (33)

1. A straddle vehicle, comprising:

a camera stay;

a camera photographing an area in front of the straddle vehicle;

a vibration reduction cover made of an elastic material and covering at least two surfaces of the camera facing each other;

an attachment cover holding the camera via the vibration reduction cover and attached to the camera stay;

a front cowl arranged at a front part of the straddle vehicle; and

a connection member including a single member connecting the attachment cover to the front cowl, the connection member including a first attachment portion couplable to the attachment cover and a second attachment portion couplable to the front cowl.

2. The straddle vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising

a support frame being located in front of a head pipe and supported by the head pipe, the support frame supporting at least one electrical component other than the camera,

wherein the support frame has a plurality of stays and one of the stays is the camera stay.

3. The straddle vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the attachment cover includes a first cover and a second cover, wherein by joining the first cover and the second cover, the vibration reduction cover is sandwiched between the first cover and the second cover, and wherein both of the first cover and the second cover are attached together on the camera stay.

4. The straddle vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the camera is a rectangular shape, wherein the vibration reduction cover covers each of the six surfaces of the camera, and wherein the attachment cover contacts each of the six surfaces of the vibration reduction cover.

5. A straddle vehicle, comprising:

a camera stay;

a camera photographing an area in front of the straddle vehicle;

a vibration reduction cover made of an elastic material and covering at least two surfaces of the camera facing each other;

an attachment cover holding the camera via the vibration reduction cover and attached to the camera stay;

a front cowl arranged at a front part of the straddle vehicle; and

a connection member connecting the attachment cover to the front cowl, the connection member including a first attachment portion couplable to the attachment cover and a second attachment portion couplable to the front cowl,

wherein the attachment cover comprises:

a lower attachment portion attached to the camera stay so that an attachment position is below the camera; and

an upper attachment portion attached to the connection member so that an attachment position is above the camera.

6. The straddle vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein the camera includes a main body and an intake part taking in light from outside into the main body, and wherein the connection member has an opening portion so that the opening portion and the intake part are overlapped in a front view.

7. A straddle vehicle, comprising:

a camera stay;

a camera photographing an area in front of the straddle vehicle;

a vibration reduction cover made of an elastic material and covering at least two surfaces of the camera facing each other;

an attachment cover holding the camera via the vibration reduction cover and attached to the camera stay;

a front cowl arranged at a front part of the straddle vehicle;

a connection member connecting the attachment cover to the front cowl, the connection member including a first attachment portion couplable to the attachment cover and a second attachment portion couplable to the front cowl; and

a windscreen protecting a driver from a driving wind,

wherein the camera is located at rear of the windscreen and photographs through the windscreen.

8. The straddle vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein the windscreen is attached to the front cowl and wherein an attachment structure for attaching the connection member to the front cowl is independent of an attachment structure for attaching the windscreen to the front cowl.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2022
From: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 059742/0477 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 18, 2020
From: SAEKI, DAISUKE; IKEDA, SHINJI; KOBAYASHI, MITSURU
To: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 054698/0397 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-228876 · Dec 19, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210188385A1 · Jun 24, 2021
Cited By (1)
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