Anti-theft device installation structure for motorcycle

• US 7,034,665 B2
• Filed: 04/01/2002
• Issued: 04/25/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Access Corp. (Honda Motor Company), Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Yamashita, Akihiko, Yamashita, Seiichi, Hatayama, Atushi, Kojika, Ken, Okumura, Motoharu
• Primary Examiner(s): Hofsass, Jeffery
• Assistant Examiner(s): BUGG, GEORGE A
• Application Number:
  US10/112,489
• Publication Number:
  US 20040036609A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,485 Days
• Field of Search: 340/427, 340/432, 340/566
• US Class Current: 340/427
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/205 Mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/304 Boats
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/306 Motorcycles
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/102 a signal being sent to a remote location, e.g. a radio signal being transmitted to a police station, a security company or the owner
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/2009 Antitheft state indicator
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/33 of global position, e.g. by providing GPS coordinates
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/50 of positioning data, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System] data

Abstract

A structure is provided for installing in a motorcycle an anti-theft device capable of reporting its position by wirelessly transmitting at least identifying information utilizing the GPS or PHS positioning system. The structure includes a receptacle and an openable cover that can be locked to secure the receptacle, and the anti-theft device is installed in the receptacle. The receptacle can be a helmet box formed in the motorcycle and a cover that can be an openable and lockable motorcycle seat. The structure conceals the anti-theft device, protects it from vibration and invasion of rainwater, and can include a case with enhanced waterproofing capability in which the anti-theft device is accommodated so that an indicator thereof is visible through a transparent window.

Claims

1. An anti-theft structure for a motorcycle, comprising:

a motorcycle body;

an onboard battery installed on the motorcycle;

a receptacle fanned in the motorcycle body;

an openable cover mounted on the receptacle, wherein the cover can be locked so as to secure the receptacle; and

an anti-theft device installed in the receptacle for reporting a position of the motorcycle by wirelessly transmitting at least identifying information, the anti-theft device being electrically connected to the onboard battery and having an internal battery.

2. A structure according to claim 1, wherein the structure further comprises a case for holding the anti-theft device, the case having a transparent portion to permit an indicator of the anti-theft device to be viewed, wherein at least a portion of the case is formed of an anti-vibration material to be attached to a surface of the motorcycle body.

3. A structure according to claim 1, further comprising a case for holding the anti-theft device, the case comprising a holder to be attached to a surface of the motorcycle body and a cover attachable to the holder by a waterproof structure, wherein at least a portion of the holder to be attached to a surface of the motorcycle body is formed of an anti-vibration material and the cover has a transparent portion through which an indicator of the anti-theft device can be viewed.

4. A structure according to claim 2, wherein a portion of the case that faces the motorcycle body is provided with a cushioning material.

5. A structure according to claim 3, wherein a portion of the case that faces the motorcycle body is provided with a cushioning material.

6. A structure according to claim 2, further comprising a cord for interconnecting the anti-theft device and an onboard battery of the motorcycle, wherein the cord extends out of the case, and then loops through an engagement member of the case, and then continues on toward the onboard battery.

7. A structure according to claim 3, further comprising a cord for interconnecting the anti-theft device and an onboard battery of the motorcycle, wherein the cord extends out of the case, and then loops through an engagement member of the case, and then continues on toward the onboard battery.

8. A structure according to claim 4, wherein the case is provided with an engagement member and a cord for interconnecting the anti-theft device and an onboard battery of the motorcycle,

wherein the cord exits from the case, loops through the engagement member, and continues toward the battery side.

9. A structure according to claim 1, wherein the anti-theft device is installed between a wall of the receptacle and a lining sheet covering the wall.

10. A structure according to claim 2, wherein the anti-theft device is installed between a wall of the receptacle and a lining sheet covering the wall.

11. A structure according to claim 1, wherein the receptacle is formed with an internal recess, the anti-theft device is installed in the recess of the receptacle, and an opening of the recess is covered with a covering member.

12. A structure according to claim 1, wherein the receptacle is formed with an internal recess and the anti-theft device is installed in the recess of the receptacle.

13. An anti-theft structure for a motorcycle, comprising:

a motorcycle body;

an onboard battery installed on the motorcycle;

a receptacle formed in the motorcycle body;

an openable cover mounted on the receptacle, wherein the cover can be locked so as to secure the receptacle;

a case disposed in the receptacle and having an opening at one end thereof;

an anti-theft device having an internal battery and being operable to report a position of the motorcycle by wirelessly transmitting at least identifying information, wherein the anti-theft device is disposed in the case; and

a cord extending through the opening of the case and electrically connecting the onboard battery and the anti-theft device.

14. The anti-theft structure according to claim 13, further comprising a connector disposed interiorly of the case and adjacent the case opening, wherein the connector is connected to a first end of the cord and is dimensioned so as to be larger than a diameter of the case opening.

15. The anti-theft structure according to claim 14, wherein a second end of the cord is directly connected to the onboard battery.

16. The anti-theft structure according to claim 13, wherein an outer portion of the case defines a holding portion for holding a portion of the cord in a U-shape.

17. The anti-theft structure according to claim 13, further comprising an onboard charger installed on the motorcycle body, the charger being electrically connected between the onboard battery and the anti-theft device, wherein the internal battery can be charged by power from the onboard battery.

18. The anti-theft structure according to claim 17, wherein the onboard charger comprises a transformer for decreasing a power supply voltage and a switch for permitting intermittent charging of the internal battery.

19. An anti-theft structure for a motorcycle, comprising:

a motorcycle body;

a receptacle formed in the motorcycle body;

an openable cover mounted on the receptacle, wherein the cover can be locked so as to secure the receptacle;

a case mounted in the receptacle and having a transparent portion, wherein at least a portion of the case is formed of an anti-vibration material; and

an anti-theft device disposed in the case so that an indicating portion of the anti-theft device can be viewed through the transparent portion, the anti-theft device being operable to report a position of the motorcycle by wirelessly transmitting at least identifying information thereof.

20. A structure according to claim 19, further comprising a cord for interconnecting the anti-theft device and an onboard battery of the motorcycle, wherein the cord extends out of the case, and then loops through an engagement member of the case, and then continues on toward the onboard battery.

21. A structure according to claim 20, wherein the case comprises a holder and a cover that is attachable to the holder via a waterproof connection.

22. A structure according to claim 19, wherein the case comprises a holder and a cover that is attachable to the holder via a waterproof connection.