Aprons Patents (Class 296/82)
  • Patent number: 8104936
    Abstract: A straddle-type vehicle includes a head light having a lens face, and an auxiliary light arranged above the head light and having a lens face. The auxiliary light is arranged behind the head light. Moreover, the straddle-type vehicle has an outside cover part formed on the sides of the head light and the auxiliary light. The outside cover part is inclined rearward and upward at a specified inclined angle, and the head light and the lens face are inclined at a smaller angle than is the outside cover part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tzu-Pin Li
  • Publication number: 20100244481
    Abstract: A vehicle front structure has a pair of right and left apron side members 1 each extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction and having a closed cross section structure, a bumper 2 located on the vehicle front side Fr of the front end portion of the apron side member 1, and a grille 5 attached to air intake openings 3, 4 in the bumper 2. In this vehicle front structure, shock absorbing parts 20 formed integrally with the grille 5 are disposed between the bumper 2 and the front end portions of the apron side members 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji OHNO, Taku SUMINO, Hironori SHIGEMASU, Idemitsu MASUDA, Akito MIYAZAKI
  • Patent number: 6231104
    Abstract: A removable shield for deflecting wind and projectile objects from the front of a vehicle such as a motorcycle or bicycle. The shield comprises a flexible material that is sized to cover a portion of the front of the motorcycle or bicycle and is located from between the handlebar down to the front fender, or front forks. The shield is attached by elastomeric cords and hooks, or other suitable fastening device to the handlebars and front fender or front forks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Inventor: Rhonda Roethel
  • Patent number: 4433866
    Abstract: A structure is disclosed which mounts functional parts (2, 2L, 2H), e.g. a lock device, hinge device, etc., on a closable member (1) of a vehicle, e.g. a back door, engine hood, etc. The closable member consists of a sheet material and is formed with an emboss (34, 34L, 34H) which is recessed from the general surface (32) of the closable member (1) toward the rear side thereof. A reinforcing member (4, 4L, 4H) is adhered to the outer surface of the emboss, and the functional parts are mounted on the rear surface of the emboss. The emboss and the reinforcing member are covered by a cover member (42, 42L, 42H) which is coplaner with the general surface (32) of the closable member (1), and are not visible from outside. The cover member consists of a finisher (42) or an extension (46) of a back door window glass whose rear surface is locally applied with a painted masking layer (47).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1981
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1984
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Taro Hagiwara