Land vehicles – Wheeled – Occupant propelled type
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-30
2006-05-30
Morris, Lesley D. (Department: 3611)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Occupant propelled type
C180S219000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07052027
ABSTRACT:
A cylindrical steering damper apparatus for a motorcycle has a relatively simple structure, in which a gradually increasing damping force is generated according to the turned angle when a handlebar is turned, and the damping force is not generated when the handlebar is returned. The cylindrical damper is disposed between a head pipe, for pivotally supporting a steering stem, and a fork bridge of a front fork, so as to be the shortest when the handlebarbar is at a neutral position. The cylindrical damper is connected to the head pipe and the fork bridge via spherical ball-and-socket joints. The cylindrical damper generates the damping force when being expanded. Since the cylindrical damper is expanded when the handlebar is turned in either a left or right direction, a damping force is generated.
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Gogo Kazuhiko
Watanabe Akimi
Blackman William D.
Carrier Joseph P.
Carrier Blackman & Associates P.C.
Honda Motor Co. Ltd.
Luby Matthew
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