IP Library Granted Patent US 8,651,551
Granted Patent B2
US 8,651,551 · App. 13/398,839 · Granted Feb 18, 2014

Windshield device for saddle-ride vehicles

Inventors: Satoshi Fukuda (Niiza, JP); Masayuki Taniguchi (Niiza, JP)
Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,651,551
App. No.
13/398,839
Granted
Feb 18, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A windshield device for saddle-ride vehicles includes a front wheel, a front suspension, a steering handlebar, a windshield, a windshield stay, and a connecting structure. The front suspension includes left and right front forks and top and bottom bridges. The left and right front forks pivotally support the front wheel. The top and bottom bridges connect the left front fork to the right front fork and are steerably supported by a head pipe in a front portion of a vehicle body. The steering handlebar is connected to the top bridge. The windshield is detachably provided forward of the steering handlebar. The windshield stay is attached to the windshield. The connecting structure connects the windshield stay to an upper surface of the front suspension.

Claims (51)

1. A windshield device for saddle-ride vehicles, comprising:

a front wheel;

a front suspension comprising:

a left front fork and a right front fork pivotally supporting the front wheel; and

a top bridge and a bottom bridge connecting the left front fork to the right front fork and supported by a head pipe in a front portion of a vehicle body in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body;

a steering handlebar connected to the top bridge;

a windshield detachably provided forward of the steering handlebar in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body;

a windshield stay attached to the windshield; and

a connecting structure directly connecting the windshield stay to an upper surface of the front suspension, wherein the upper surface of the front suspension to which the windshield stay is directly connected includes upper surfaces of the left front fork and the right front fork and an upper surface of the top bridge.

2. The windshield device for saddle-ride vehicles according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a fall prevention structure to position the windshield stay with respect to the bottom bridge.

3. The windshield device for saddle-ride vehicles according to claim 2 , wherein

the connecting structure comprises female thread portions provided at upper ends of the left front fork and the right front fork, and fasteners screwed into the female thread portions to connect the windshield stay to the upper ends of the left front fork and the right front fork.

4. The windshield device for saddle-ride vehicles according to claim 2 , wherein

the fall prevention structure comprises a connecting portion provided on the bottom bridge in a protruding manner, and a connection receiving portion provided in the windshield stay, the connecting portion being inserted into the connection receiving portion.

5. The windshield device for saddle-ride vehicles according to claim 1 , wherein

the connecting structure comprises female thread portions provided at upper ends of the left front fork and the right front fork, and fasteners screwed into the female thread portions to connect the windshield stay to the upper ends of the left front fork and the right front fork.

6. The windshield device for saddle-ride vehicles according to claim 1 , wherein

the connecting structure connects the windshield stay to upper ends of the left a front fork and the right front fork.

7. The windshield device for saddle-ride vehicles according to claim 1 , wherein

the windshield stay includes a first stay and a second stay, the first stay being connected to the windshield, the second stay connecting the first stay to the upper surface of the front suspension.

8. The windshield device for saddle-ride vehicles according to claim 7 , wherein

the first stay is detachably connected to the second stay.

9. The windshield device for saddle-ride vehicles according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a fall prevention structure to position the first stay of the windshield stay with respect to the bottom bridge.

10. A windshield device for saddle-ride vehicles, comprising:

a front wheel;

a front suspension comprising:

a left front fork and a right front fork pivotally supporting the front wheel; and

a top bridge and a bottom bridge connecting the left front fork to the right front fork and supported by a head pipe in a front portion of a vehicle body in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body;

a steering handlebar connected to the top bridge;

a windshield stay including an upper stay provided on the front suspension;

a connecting boss portion provided directly on an upper surface of the bottom bridge; and

a windshield detachably provided forward of the steering handlebar in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and supported by the upper stay and the connecting boss portion,

wherein the windshield stay includes a first stay and the upper stay, the first stay being connected to the windshield, the upper stay connecting the first stay to the upper surface of the front suspension.

11. The windshield device for saddle-ride vehicles according to claim 10 , further comprising:

a connecting structure connecting the windshield stay to an upper surface of the front suspension, wherein the upper surface of the front suspension to which the windshield stay is connected includes upper surfaces of the left front fork and the right front fork and an upper surface of the top bridge,

wherein the connecting structure comprises female thread portions provided at upper ends of the left front fork and the right front fork, and fasteners screwed into the female thread portions to connect the windshield stay to the upper ends of the left front fork and the right front fork.

12. The windshield device for saddle-ride vehicles according to claim 11 , wherein

the connecting structure connects the windshield stay to upper ends of the left front fork and the right front fork.

13. A windshield device for saddle-ride vehicles, comprising:

a front wheel;

a front suspension comprising:

a left front fork and a right front fork pivotally supporting the front wheel; and

a top bridge and a bottom bridge connecting the left front fork to the right front fork and supported by a head pipe in a front portion of a vehicle body in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body;

a steering handlebar connected to the top bridge;

a windshield stay including an upper stay provided on the front suspension;

a connecting boss portion provided directly on an upper surface of the bottom bridge;

a windshield detachably provided forward of the steering handlebar in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and supported by the upper stay and the connecting boss portion; and

a fall prevention structure to position the windshield stay with respect to the bottom bridge,

wherein the fall prevention structure comprises a connecting portion provided on the bottom bridge in a protruding manner, and a connection receiving portion provided in the windshield stay, the connecting portion being inserted into the connection receiving portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 17, 2012
From: FUKUDA, SATOSHI; TANIGUCHI, MASAYUKI
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027720/0664 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2011-076609 · Mar 30, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120248812A1 · Oct 4, 2012