Apparatus for preventing turnover of a motorized two-wheeled vehicle
First Claim
1. Apparatus for preventing turnover of a motorized two-wheeled vehicle comprising a vehicle body, front and rear wheels supporting said body, a drive engine supported on said body between said wheels to provide a center of gravity for the vehicle in the vicinity of the engine, a pair of left and right arms extending laterally from the vehicle body and pivotally connected thereto for upwards and downwards movement, subsidiary wheels supported on said arms, a first and second damper means between the body and respective arms, tube means interconnecting the first and second damper means, and flow control valve means in said tube means for activating said second damper means in response to action on said first damper means, said wheels being positioned by said arms to be disposed on a line extending in the vicinity of said center of gravity.
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Abstract
An apparatus for preventing turnover of a motorized two-wheeled vehicle of the type in which the vehicle body is provided on both sides thereof with a pair of left and right subsidiary wheels on a pair of left and right swingable arm members. On respective upper sides of the arms are a pair of left and right oil pressure dampers each interposed between the vehicle body and the arm member, and respective oil pressure chambers of the two oil pressure dampers are interconnected through a connecting tube having a flow control valve at the center thereof. The vehicle body supports an internal combustion engine between the front and rear wheels so that the center of gravity thereof is positioned approximately midway between the wheels, the pair of subsidiary wheels being disposed on a line extending in the vicinity of the center of gravity.
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- 1. Apparatus for preventing turnover of a motorized two-wheeled vehicle comprising a vehicle body, front and rear wheels supporting said body, a drive engine supported on said body between said wheels to provide a center of gravity for the vehicle in the vicinity of the engine, a pair of left and right arms extending laterally from the vehicle body and pivotally connected thereto for upwards and downwards movement, subsidiary wheels supported on said arms, a first and second damper means between the body and respective arms, tube means interconnecting the first and second damper means, and flow control valve means in said tube means for activating said second damper means in response to action on said first damper means, said wheels being positioned by said arms to be disposed on a line extending in the vicinity of said center of gravity.
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