Saddle-ride type vehicle steering damper apparatus
US6848698B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 30, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/20822
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
If a steering damper is fixed to a top bridge, since the steering damper is comparatively heavy and the top bridge is on the steering side, steering inertia increases. An arrangement structure of the steering damper which does not greatly influence the steering inertia has been realized. A rotatable partition wall is provided in a hydraulic chamber of a steering damper to partition the inside into a right hydraulic chamber and a left hydraulic chamber. Both hydraulic chambers are in communication with each other by a liquid passage. A control valve is provided in an intermediate part of the passage and is switched to a lock or a throttle thereby a damping force zero status or a damping force generation status is set.
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