Rear structure for motorcycles

• US 4,690,237 A
• Filed: 05/09/1986
• Issued: 09/01/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/1983
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Yamada, Toshiyuki, Nakashima, Tai, Funabashi, Katsunori, Morishima, Kazuo
• Primary Examiner(s): Love, John J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hill, Mitchell J.
• Application Number:
  US06/862,186
• Time in Patent Office: 480 Days
• Field of Search: 180/219, 180/218, 180/205, 280/202, 280/289 A, 224/32 A, 224/31, 224/39, 224/42.42, 224/275, 297/243, 297/417, 297/188, 297/192, 297/195, 297/214, 297/DIG. 9, 206/542, 206/235, 206/335, 116/45, 116/28 R, D12/158, 296/37.1, 362/80, 362/72, 362/73
• US Class Current: 180/219
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 1/28 Other additional equipment, e.g. back-rests for children
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 7/04 arranged above or behind the rear wheel
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 9/23 above or alongside the rear wheel B62J9/26 takes precedence

Abstract

A rear structure for a motor cycle having a driver'"'"'s seat and a rear rider'"'"'s seat, comprises a rear trunk for receiving therein articles, a pair of armrests for bearing rear driver'"'"'s elbows in a natural posture. The rear trunk includes a backrest for bearing at least a part of the rear driver'"'"'s back. The armrests are provided independently of said rear trunk. In addition, various utility containers are provided in the rear structure.

Claims

1. A rear structure for a motorcycle having dual seat structure comprising;

a driver'"'"'s seat and a rider'"'"'s seat, said rear structure further comprising;

a rear trunk means for receiving therein articles, armrest means for bearing rider'"'"'s elbows in a natural posture, said rear trunk means including a backrest means for bearing at lest a part of the rider'"'"'s back, and said armrest means not integral with said rear trunk means;

said armrest means including a pair of armrests, said armrests being each detachably coupled to said trunk means.

2. The rear structure according to claim 1, said armrests each having therein article receiving spaces.

3. The rear structure according to claim 1, said trunk signal lamps including a rear face on which electric means are provided.

4. The rear structure according to claim 1, said electric signal lamps being mounted on a rear face of said article receiving openable box.

5. The structure according to claim 4, said motorcycle including a pair of side containers having electric signal lamps mounted on their rear sides, said electric signal lamps of said trunk means forming with said electric signal lamps of said side containers, two horizontal signal rows.

6. The rear structure according to claim 1, said armrest means including an open box and a hinged armrest cover member.

7. The rear structure according to claim 1, said armrest means including an openable box, a drawer contained in said openable box, first stop means for holding said drawer in a drawn position and a second stop means for holding said drawer in a closed position.

8. A rear structure for a motorcycle having rear seat structure comprising;

a driver'"'"'s seat and a rider'"'"'s seat, said rear structure further comprising;

a rear trunk means for receiving therein articles;

armrest means for bearing rider'"'"'s elbows in a natural posture;

said rear trunk means including, backrest means for supporting at least a portion of a rider'"'"'s back, said armrest means not integral withs aid rear trunk means;

said armrest means including a pair of armrests and said armrests being each detachably coupled to said trunk means;

a maximum distance between said armrests, in a transverse direction, smaller than a maximum width of said trunk means;

each of said armrests including an article receiving portion provided below a level of each of said armrests;

sid rear trunk means including an article receiving openable box and a hinged cover;

each of said armrests arranged to open in a first direction with respect to said motorcycle, said rear trunk means arranged to open in a second direction with respect to said motorcycle, and wherein said first and second directions are opposite to each other;

each of said armrests provided with ahinge;

said backrest means including a backrest formed on a front face of said cover, said backrest extending along a rider'"'"'s back to exceed, in level, a top portion of said cover;

said rear trunk means further includes an article receiving container for supporting said backrest and said article receiving container integral with said cover.

9. The rear structure according to claim 8, said article receiving container including an inner led, said lid having a mirror.