Housing device of motorcycle

• US 6,170,593 B1
• Filed: 10/26/1999
• Issued: 01/09/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Suzuki Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Suzuki Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Hatanaka, Akimasa
• Primary Examiner(s): DePumpo, Daniel G.
• Application Number:
  US09/427,080
• Time in Patent Office: 441 Days
• Field of Search: 180/219, 280/304.5, 224/413, 224/419, 224/425, 224/426, 224/433, D12/409, D12/410, 296/37.1
• US Class Current: 180/219
• CPC Class Codes: B62H 5/00 Appliances preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of cycles; Locks integral with cycles fittings for preventing or indicating use or theft of vehicles in general B60R; general features of locks E05B
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 9/14 under the saddle
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 9/26 to the saddle, e.g. saddle bags
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 11/04 characterised by the engine being between front and rear wheels
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 19/46 Luggage carriers forming part of frame luggage carriers per se B62J7/00

Abstract

A motorcycle is generally provided with a lateral pair of frame bodies, a pivot shaft connected between the frame bodies, a swing arm mechanism supported to the pivot shaft to be swingable and adapted to support a rear wheel. A housing box for accommodating articles is disposed below a seat, and the housing box is composed of an upper portion and a lower extension portion which extends vertically downward so as to pass through a space of the swing arm mechanism between the pivot shaft and the rear wheel in an installed state of the motorcycle.

Claims

1. A housing device in combination with a motorcycle, said combination comprising:

a pair of frame bodies, a pivot shaft connected between the frame bodies and a swing arm mechanism supported to be swingable to the pivot shaft and supporting a rear wheel and in which a housing box is disposed below a seat, wherein said housing box is composed of an upper portion and a lower extension portion which extends vertically downward so as to pass through a space of the swing arm mechanism between the pivot shaft and the rear wheel in an installed state on the motorcycle.

2. A housing device of a motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein said lower portion has a decreased size portion, relative to said upper portion, as viewed from a side of the motorcycle in an installed state and said decreased size portion of the housing box passes through said space of the swing arm mechanism.

3. A housing device of a motorcycle according to claim 2, wherein said swing arm mechanism is provided with a lateral pair of arm members extending along both lateral sides of a body of the motorcycle, a bridge member is disposed so as to connect the arm members and said pivot shaft connects both the arm members so as to define a space between the pivot shaft and the bridge member through which the lower extension portion of the housing box passes.

4. A housing device of a motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein said lower extension portion of the housing box has a longitudinal length and a width, wherein said width is larger than the longitudinal length.

5. A housing device of a motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein at least an uppermost portion and a lowermost portion of the housing box is provided with fixing portions for fixing the housing box to the body of the motorcycle.