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US 6,918,605 · App. 10/722,258 · Granted Jul 19, 2005

Inverted type front fork in two-wheeled vehicle or the like

Assignee: Showa Corporation
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Patent No.
US 6,918,605
App. No.
10/722,258
Granted
Jul 19, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

An inverted type front fork in a two-wheeled vehicle or the like, wherein an annular groove in which both end portions in an axial direction are closed is formed in an upper inner periphery of an outer tube, and an annular bush having a closed gap in a free state is attached to the annular groove, and an annular gap between an inner periphery of the outer tube and an outer periphery of the inner tube forms a smaller thickness than the bush.

Claims (7)

1. An inverted type front fork usable in a two-wheeled vehicle comprising an attachment portion for a bush guiding an inner tube in a side of an axle disposed in upper and lower sides of an inner periphery of an outer tube in a side of a vehicle body,

wherein an annular groove in which both end portions in an axial direction are closed is disposed in an upper inner periphery of the outer tube, and an annular bush having a closed gap in a free state is attached to the annular groove, and

an annular gap between an inner periphery of the outer tube and an outer periphery of the inner tube is smaller in dimension than a thickness of the bush.

2. An inverted type front fork usable in two-wheeled vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the closed gap of the bush is inclined with respect to the axial direction of the bush.

3. An inverted type front fork usable in two-wheeled vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the closed gap of the bush is a straight shape extending along the axial direction of the bush.

4. An inverted type front fork usable in two-wheeled vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the closed gap of the bush is a step shape with respect to the axial direction of the bush.

5. An inverted type front fork usable in two-wheeled vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the annular groove is constituted by a recess groove in which both end portions in the axial direction are closed by a step portion, in an inner peripheral surface of the outer tube.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 25, 2003
From: WADA, KAZUO; OBA, SHINICHI; TOMONAGA, TAKAO
To: SHOWA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 014746/0361 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2003-165729 · Jun 10, 2003 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20050073128A1 · Apr 7, 2005