IP Library Granted Patent US 11,279,435
Granted Patent B2
US 11,279,435 · App. 16/454,130 · Granted Mar 22, 2022

Operation unit structure of straddle-type vehicle, and straddle-type vehicle

Inventors: Sekai Yamazaki (Wako, JP); Jun Yoneda (Wako, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
B62K23/02B62J6/16B62K11/14H01H9/06H01H2009/068
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Patent No.
US 11,279,435
App. No.
16/454,130
Granted
Mar 22, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An operation unit structure of the embodiment includes a switch case disposed close to a grip part of a handlebar of a straddle-type vehicle, an operating element provided in the switch case, and indicators and provided in the switch case common to the operating element.

Claims (35)

1. An operation unit structure of a straddle-type vehicle comprising:

a switch case disposed at a position on a side inward in a vehicle width direction from a grip part of a handlebar of a straddle-type vehicle;

an operating element provided in the switch case;

indicators provided in the switch case common to the operating element; and

a push switch including a pair of an upper pushing operation unit and a lower pushing operation unit vertically adjacent to each other, wherein,

in a side view, the switch case includes a raised part that is raised outward with respect to the upper pushing operation unit and covers the upper pushing operation unit from a lateral side.

2. The operation unit structure of a straddle-type vehicle according to claim 1 ,

wherein the indicators are disposed on a surface protruding furthest rearward of the switch case.

3. The operation unit structure of a straddle-type vehicle according to claim 1 ,

wherein display surfaces of the indicators are directed inward in a vehicle width direction.

4. The operation unit structure of a straddle-type vehicle according to claim 1 ,

wherein the operating element is a start switch, and

the indicators are disposed above the start switch.

5. The operation unit structure of a straddle-type vehicle according to claim 4 ,

wherein a recess which is recessed forward from a installation surface of the indicators is provided in the switch case, and

the start switch is disposed in the recess.

6. The operation unit structure of a straddle-type vehicle according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the indicators are disposed below the push switch.

7. The operation unit structure of a straddle-type vehicle according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in a side view, the raised part is raised upward from a reference region having an arcuate outer shape centered on an axis of the handlebar and passing through an operation surface of the lower pushing operation unit and covers the upper pushing operation unit from the lateral side.

8. The operation unit structure of a straddle-type vehicle according to claim 7 ,

wherein the push switch is capable of pivoting, and

the upper pushing operation unit overlaps the raised part in a pivot range of the push switch in a side view.

9. The operation unit structure of a straddle-type vehicle according to claim 1 ,

wherein the grip part is provided at a portion on a right side of the handlebar,

a throttle housing disposed at the position on the side inward in the vehicle width direction from the grip part is further provided,

the switch case is adjacent to the throttle housing, and

the switch case and the throttle housing are non-rotatably fitted to each other around an axis of the handlebar.

10. The operation unit structure of a straddle-type vehicle according to claim 1 ,

wherein a handlebar insertion part through which the handlebar is inserted is provided in the switch case,

the operating element is a start switch disposed below the handlebar insertion part,

a lower housing disposed below the handlebar insertion part and configured to accommodate a portion of the start switch on a side opposite to an operation surface is further provided, and

a protrusion protruding toward a side wall of the switch case is provided at an upper portion of the lower housing.

11. A straddle-type vehicle comprising the operation unit structure of a straddle-type vehicle according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2019
From: YAMAZAKI, SEKAI; YONEDA, JUN
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-128381 · Jul 5, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200010139A1 · Jan 9, 2020