Tail lamp structure for motorcycle
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1. A tail lamp structure for a motorcycle, said tail lamp structure comprising:
- a tail lamp unit having an upper tail lamp portion and a lower tail lamp portion;
a rear cowl having a rear end portion and an upper end, said rear end portion having a tapered shape with a lateral width narrowing toward the upper end of said rear cowl; and
a tail lamp being disposed in the upper tail lamp portion and a brake lamp being disposed in the lower tail lamp portion, wherein the lower tail lamp portion is larger than the upper tail lamp portion.
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Abstract
A tail lamp unit is disposed inside a rear end portion of a rear cowl of a motorcycle. The rear end portion has a shape whose lateral width narrows or tapers toward an upper end of the rear cowl. A tail lamp is disposed on an upper portion of the tail lamp structure and a brake lamp is disposed beneath the tail lamp, thereby ensuring a sufficient lighting area of the brake lamp.
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1. A tail lamp structure for a motorcycle, said tail lamp structure comprising:
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a tail lamp unit having an upper tail lamp portion and a lower tail lamp portion;
a rear cowl having a rear end portion and an upper end, said rear end portion having a tapered shape with a lateral width narrowing toward the upper end of said rear cowl; and
a tail lamp being disposed in the upper tail lamp portion and a brake lamp being disposed in the lower tail lamp portion, wherein the lower tail lamp portion is larger than the upper tail lamp portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 18, 19)
a lamp holding portion provided on the front portion of the tail lamp unit; and
a tail lamp cover mounted on the rear side of the tail lamp unit, said tail lamp cover having a tapered shape corresponding to the tapered shape of the rear cowl.
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5. The tail lamp structure according to claim 4, the lamp holding portion including a row of LEDs in an upper portion of the lamp cover forming said tail lamp.
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6. The tail lamp structure according to claim 4, the lamp holding portion including rows of brake lamp LEDs arrayed in a lateral direction, said LEDs for the brake lamp being provided in a lower portion of the lamp cover.
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18. The tail lamp structure according to claim 5, the lamp holding portion including rows of brake lamp LEDs arrayed in a lateral direction, said LEDs for the brake lamp being provided in a lower portion of the lamp cover.
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19. The tail lamp structure according to claim 1, wherein the lower tail lamp portion is positioned forward of the upper tail lamp portion within the tail lamp unit.
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7. A tail lamp structure for a motorcycle having a first rear fender and a second rear fender, wherein said second rear fender is mounted to a rear portion of the first rear fender, said tail lamp structure comprising:
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a tail lamp unit having an upper tail lamp portion and a lower tail lamp portion;
a rear cowl having a rear end portion and an upper end, said rear end portion having a tapered shape with a lateral width narrowing toward the upper end of said rear cowl; and
a tail lamp being disposed in the upper tail lamp portion and a brake lamp being disposed in the lower tail lamp portion; and
a pair of left and right rear blinkers mounted to a boundary portion between the first rear fender and the second rear fender. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
a lamp holding portion provided on the front portion of the tail lamp unit; and
a tail lamp cover mounted on the rear side of the tail lamp unit, said tail lamp cover having a tapered shape corresponding to the tapered shape of the rear cowl.
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15. The tail lamp structure according to claim 14, the lamp holding portion including a row of LEDs in an upper portion of the lamp cover forming said tail lamp.
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16. The tail lamp structure according to claim 14, the lamp holding portion including rows of brake lamp LEDs arrayed in a lateral direction, said LEDs for the brake lamp being provided in a lower portion of the lamp cover.
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17. The tail lamp structure according to claim 15, the lamp holding portion including rows of brake lamp LEDs arrayed in a lateral direction, said LEDs for the brake lamp being provided in a lower portion of the lamp cover.
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