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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162341 | Steering damper attachment structure Disclosed is an attachment structure of a steering damper for a vehicle. The steering damper is provided between a top bridge and a head pipe. The top bridge rotates about a steering stem in conjunction with the operation of a handlebar, while the head pipe does not... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8056918 | Saddle riding type vehicle including steering damper A saddle riding type vehicle includes a vehicle body frame, a head pipe, a steering shaft, and a steering damper. The head pipe is attached to the front end of the vehicle body frame. The steering shaft is inserted rotatably in the head pipe. The steering damper inc... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7857338 | Steering damper mounting structure for a vehicle A steering damper ensures a wide longitudinal illumination range of a road surface when a light unit is provided and facilitates layout of parts and simplifies structure without degrading appearance. A steering damper mounting structure is provided for a vehicle, wh... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7802805 | Steering damper mounting structure for vehicle A steering damper mounting structure of a vehicle includes a head pipe, a front fork, a fork bridge, and a steering damper. The front fork, which suspends a front wheel, is steerably disposed on the head pipe. The fork bridge connects left and right members of the f... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7793957 | Steering damping device A steering shaft (2) penetrates a head tube (1) fixed to a vehicle body (A) of a motorcycle. The steering shaft (2) is coupled to a front wheel and handlebars of the motorcycle. A linear damper of a double-rod type is enclosed in the steering sh... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7726677 | Saddle riding type vehicle having steering damper A vehicle body is made to be more compact by disposing a steering damper at an even lower position. A top bridge includes a steering damper mounting portion, on which a steering damper is mounted, disposed rearwardly of a head pipe and downwardly of an upper surface... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7712756 | Steering damper mounting structure To arrange a steering damper behind a head pipe in a compact manner while suppressing the influence of the steering damper on an intake duct which penetrates the vicinity of head pipes of a vehicle body frame. A steering damper is arranged between left and right mai... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7625002 | Vehicle frame with a rotation limiting mechanism for limiting rotation of a steerer relative to a head tube A vehicle frame includes a head tube, a fork, and a rotation limiting mechanism. The fork includes a steerer that extends rotatably through the head tube. The rotation limiting mechanism is operable so as to limit rotation of the steerer relative to the head tube, a... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7571919 | Positioning device for a bicycle handlebar This invention discloses a positioning device for a bicycle handlebar, wherein a pressing assembly, which is mounted on a front tube, is operated by the user so that it can be pressed against a positioning member, which is fixed to a front fork stem. Since the posit... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7390004 | Steering damper device In a steering damper device, a rotary damper includes a damper case, a rotary shaft rotatably supported on the case, and an actuation lever connected to the rotary shaft; the damper case is mounted to a steering side member; and a tip end of the actuation lever is c... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7377533 | Steering damper apparatus, and method of using same A steering damper is provided coaxially with a steering shaft, and a handlebar load is provided by causing a variable valve to generate damping force, using rotation of the steering shaft. The damping force is variably controlled in response to vehicle speed. The da... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7341543 | Apparatus for shifting weight from a runner to a wheeled frame An apparatus for shifting the body weight of a runner from a runner's legs to a wheeled frame for enhancing the runner's performance and minimizing leg strain comprises a loop of elastic rod-shaped material stretchable during standing and during running movement. A ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7318592 | Motorcycle steering damper According to the invention, there is provided a steering damper (10) in which the interior of a cylinder (12) is divided into two oil chambers (A), (B) by a piston (14) which slides in the cylinder (12) as a steering operation takes place... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7306248 | Steering damper device A steering damper device having a cylindrical damper disposed between a steering side member and a vehicle body side member, wherein said cylindrical damper includes a damper casing and a damper rod which is slidably displaced in the damper casing. The amount of sli... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303039 | Damping force controller of shock absorber for motorcycle A damping force controller of a motorcycle shock absorber enables the motorcycle to jump high when needed in a stabilized attitude and to run downhill in a stabilized manner while preventing the rear wheel from bouncing. The damping force controller of a motorcycle ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7281725 | Tricycle and guide handle A tricycle includes a mainframe with front and rear sections. The front section may include a steering assembly with a rotatable wheel. The rear section may provide support for two spaced wheels and may be configured to provide a substantially unencumbered open area... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7267350 | Steering damper A steering damper includes a steering damper body installed in a steering system of a vehicle, and having a fluid path therein, and a pressure control valve for controlling a damping force in the steering system, and provided in the fluid path, wherein the pressure ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258356 | Vehicle steering damper apparatus, and vehicle incorporating same A steering damper apparatus for a two-wheeled vehicle includes a steering damper housing with a lower end portion fixed to the motorcycle's main frame. A first torque arm has a first end fixed to a pivotally movable shaft, and a second end which is connected, via a ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258211 | Rotary damper A rotary damper having an oil chamber within a housing which is divided into two by a vane, and generates a damping force by passing operating oil between the two oil chambers when the vane oscillates, has a shaft supporting the vane to allow oscillation in relation... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7231867 | Rotary damper A rotary damper for damping oscillation of a motorcycle front tire includes a vane swingably mounted inside the rotary damper between left and right oil chambers, passages placing the oil chambers in fluid communication with one another, front chambers in communicat... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7195265 | Fork bridge for a motorcycle suspension A motorcycle chassis component, such as a fork bridge of a front wheel fork, is provided with an integrated partial section of a fluid system circuit, such as a hydraulic brake circuit. By providing a partial section of the fluid system in the chassis component, the... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7156408 | Vehicle steering head Vehicle steering head including a connecting element adapted to engage a handlebar. A support tube rotatably supports the connecting element. A connecting member is adapted to connect a wheel fork to a handlebar. The connecting member is rotatable with respect to th... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7118302 | Vehicle clamp having a vibration dampening insert A vehicle clamp which may be a motorcycle clamp includes an elongated body having a pair of spaced fork leg receiving openings and an opening disposed generally between the fork receiving openings for receiving a steering shaft. A pair of spaced handlebar mounts are... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7077215 | Trap rake steering travel limiter A sand trap rake having a frame, a pair of rear wheels supporting the frame, a single front wheel supporting the frame, and a steering system operably interconnecting the steering wheel to the single front wheel. A grading device is coupled to the frame and is raise... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7052027 | Steering damper apparatus, and motorcycle including same 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... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044489 | Steering damper system To make steerability more satisfactory in conformity with actual operation, by correcting the regulation of a damping force based on a variable quantity which has a close relationship with the magnitude of kick-back and with which the steering conditions at the time... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7021642 | Steering damper device for two-wheeled vehicle A steering damper device for a two-wheeled vehicle presents a problem with regard to facilitating the viewability of a meter and to increase the degree of freedom of the meter in layout to bring down the center of gravity of the vehicle. A two-wheeled vehicle includ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021433 | Vehicle steering damper, steering damper kit for motorcycle, and motorcycle incorporating same A steering damper in a motorcycle includes a vane partitioning a chamber in a damper housing into two oil chambers, wherein hydraulic fluid flows between the two chambers to generate attenuating force. The steering damper also includes a damper shaft connected to th... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7011324 | Bicycle steering disk brake and stabilizer A dual purpose competition stunt bicycle steering brake and stabilizing system consists of a disk brake on the steering shaft which allows unlimited 360 degrees rotation of the steering wheel and allows the rider to start, stop or change direction of the relative ro... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7000935 | Tricycle and guide handle A tricycle includes a mainframe with front and rear sections. The front section may include a steering assembly with a rotatable wheel. The rear section may provide support for two spaced wheels and may be configured to provide a substantially unencumbered open area... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6907968 | Automotive suspension with a rotational shock-absorber A motor-vehicle suspension having oscillating arms, in which one of the arms is formed by the casing of a rotational shock-absorber, wherein the oscillating piston of the shock-absorber is connected to the structure of the motor vehicle. Preferably, the casing of th... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6848698 | Saddle-ride type vehicle steering damper apparatus 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 iner... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6834734 | Device for compensating directional offset of electrical scooter An electrical scooter includes a chassis having front and rear ends to which front and rear wheels are mounted. A seat is mounted on the chassis for supporting a rider thereon. A steering shaft is rotatably mounted to the front end of the chassis in an upright manne... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6824153 | Steering device A steering device for a two-wheeler of the present invention includes: a frame; a support member for a front wheel; a steering shaft connecting the support member to the frame so as to be rotatable about an axis thereof; and a rotary type steering damper providing a... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6817265 | Steering damper device A steering damper device attenuating the oscillations of the handlebar of a motorcycle during operation, and more particularly, a device capable of varying a damping force variable. The steering damping device prevents the adverse effect of oscillations of the handl... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6802519 | Steering damper A hydraulic damper for the steering assembly of a cycle is provided with several circuits by which the resistance to fluid flow and hence the damping afforded by the damper can be adjusted. Two of the circuits have manually adjusted progressive valves therein, one o... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6799772 | Vehicle steering head Vehicle steering head including a connecting element adapted to engage a handlebar. A support tube rotatably supports the connecting element. A fork member adapted to connect a wheel fork to a handlebar. The fork member is rotatable with respect to the support tube.... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6796571 | Hydraulic steering damper for motor vehicles A hydraulic steering damper (9) is designed to be fitted inside a steering sleeve (3) between the steering sleeve (3) itself and a steering pin (2) that is coaxial with the sleeve (3) and having an axis of rotation (A). The damper ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6769707 | Steering damper apparatus In a steering damper utilizing hydraulic pressure, even if generation of a damping force is controlled in correspondence with an external force inputted to a handle upon external perturbations and the like, the damping force changes due to change in liquid temperatu... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6742794 | Steering damper system A liquid pressure type steering damper system for generating a damping force for preventing a handle from being swung due to a kick-back upon a disturbance wherein the generation of the damping force is nonlinear so that the steering angle would not be enlarged so m... | 06/01/2004 |
