Windscreen mounting structure for a motorcycle

• US 6,905,160 B2
• Filed: 08/25/2003
• Issued: 06/14/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Kido, Hiroyuki, Kawamura, Mitsuya, Kanai, Katsumi, Yoshida, Naoki, Uchiike, Yasuhiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Pedder, Dennis H.
• Application Number:
  US10/646,690
• Publication Number:
  US 20040061350A1
• Time in Patent Office: 659 Days
• Field of Search: 296/78.1
• US Class Current: 296/78.1
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 17/04 Windscreens

Abstract

A motorcycle having a front cowl provided at a front of the vehicle body is provided with a windscreen attached thereto. The front cowl is curved so as to project toward the front of the vehicle body and is mounted in a posture so as to extend toward the rear. A mounting plane inclined upward toward the rear is formed on the front surface of the front cowl, and the windscreen extends upwardly from the front cowl and is secured to the mounting plane with bolts so as to be capable of adjustment in the vertical direction. The aforementioned structure permits the mounting of the windscreen to the front cowl so as to be capable of adjustment in the vertical direction and to achieve a desirable windproofing effect. This structure enables the upper end of the windscreen to be moved linearly in the vertical direction and in the fore-and-aft direction.

Claims

1. A motorcycle comprising:

a vehicle body having a front side and a rear side, and a front cowl at the front side of the vehicle body, wherein said front cowl is curved so as to project toward the front side and is mounted in a position extending toward the rear side of the vehicle body;

a pair of mounting surfaces formed on a front surface of the front cowl, said mounting surfaces being inclined upward and toward the rear side of the vehicle body;

a windscreen extending upwardly from the front cowl and being secured to each of the mounting surfaces with a bolt so as to be capable of adjustment with respect to a vertical direction of the vehicle body; and

a mounting stay provided with the pair of mounting surfaces, wherein said mounting surfaces each include a set of vertically aligned nuts respectively welded thereon and the front cowl is integrally formed with a pair of upper and lower mounting portions corresponding to the mounting surfaces.

2. The motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein front surfaces of the mounting surfaces extend toward the rear side of the vehicle body.

3. The windscreen mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the windscreen is integrally formed with a pair of bosses on a rear side of the windscreen for respectively abutting against the mounting surfaces.

4. The windscreen mounting structure according to claim 3, wherein the bosses are bolted to the mounting surfaces.

5. The windscreen mounting structure according to claim 1, further comprising a pair of spacers being bolted to the respective mounting surfaces and the windscreen, wherein the spacers are provided in positions between a rear side of the windscreen and the mounting surfaces.

6. The windscreen mounting structure according to claim 3, further comprising a pair of spacers being bolted to the respective mounting surfaces and the windscreen, wherein the spacers are provided in positions between the rear side of the windscreen and the mounting surfaces.

7. A windscreen mounting structure for a motorcycle, said windscreen mounting structure comprising:

a front cowl for mounting at a front side of a vehicle body, wherein said front cowl is curved so as to project toward a front side of the cowl and extends toward a rear side of the cowl;

a pair of mounting surfaces formed on a front surface of the front cowl, said mounting surfaces being inclined upward and extending toward a rear side of the front cowl;

a windscreen extending upwardly from the front cowl and being secured to each of the mounting surfaces with a bolt so as to be capable of adjustment with respect to a vertical direction of the front cowl and the windscreen; and

a mounting stay provided with the pair of mounting plates, wherein said mounting surfaces each include a set of vertically aligned nuts respectively welded thereon and the front cowl is integrally formed with a pair of upper and lower mounting portions corresponding to the mounting surfaces.

8. The windscreen mounting structure according to claim 7, wherein front surfaces of the mounting surfaces extend toward the rear side of the vehicle body.

9. A windscreen mounting structure for a motorcycle, said windscreen mounting structure comprising:

a front cowl for mounting at a front side of a vehicle body, wherein said front cowl is curved so as to project toward a front side of the cowl and extends toward a rear side of the cowl;

a pair of mounting surfaces formed on a front surface of the front cowl, said mounting surfaces being inclined upward and extending toward a rear side of the front cowl;

a windscreen extending upwardly from the front cowl and being secured to each of the mounting surfaces with a bolt so as to be capable of adjustment with respect to a vertical direction of the front cowl and the windscreen; and

a mounting stay provided with the pair of mounting surfaces, wherein said mounting surfaces each include a set of vertically-aligned threaded portions formed integrally with the mounting surfaces and the front cowl is formed integrally with a pair of upper and lower mounting portions corresponding to the vertically-aligned threaded portions of the mounting surfaces.