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Saddle-ride vehicle

US8978809B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. · JP

Inventors

Yotaro Mori · Yokohama, JP
Kineo Tomura · Saitama, JP
Zentaro Katsuno · Wako, JP

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 27, 2014
Grant date	Mar 17, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 27, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB62K19/32
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A saddle-ride vehicle includes a steering shaft, a head pipe, a main frame, a top bridge and a bottom bridge, an upper end bearing and a lower end bearing, a potentiometer, a bracket, and a thread nut. The steering shaft has a shaft axis. The head pipe supports the steering shaft to be rotatable around the shaft axis. The main frame extends from the head pipe toward a rear side of a vehicle body. The top bridge and the bottom bridge are fixed to upper and lower ends of the steering shaft, respectively. The upper end bearing and the lower end bearing are provided inside the head pipe at upper and lower ends of the head pipe, respectively to support the steering shaft rotatably. The potentiometer includes a cable and is configured to output an electric signal in accordance with a pullout amount of the cable.

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