Straddle type vehicle

• US 8,506,000 B2
• Filed: 10/06/2008
• Issued: 08/13/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha (Yamaha Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha (Yamaha Corporation)
• Inventors: Watanabe, Takashi, Hasegawa, Michiharu
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Kiran B
• Application Number:
  US12/246,322
• Publication Number:
  US 20090095113A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,772 Days
• Field of Search: 296/70, 296/71, 114/363, 114/55.52, 114/55.57
• US Class Current: 296/70
• CPC Class Codes: B60Y 2200/12 Motorcycles, Trikes; Quads; Scooters
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 50/22 electronic, e.g. displays
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 50/225 Mounting arrangements therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 11/14 Handlebar constructions, or arrangements of controls thereon, specially adapted thereto hand controls per se B62K23/02
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 21/12 Handlebars; Handlebar stems

Abstract

A straddle-type vehicle having a display with improved operability and visibility includes a display portion representative of a vehicular state and a display operating portion for switching a display on the display portion. The display operating portion is separated from the display portion. The display portion is arranged rearwardly of a steering handle, and the display operating portion is arranged between the steering handle and the display portion.

Claims

1. A straddle-type vehicle comprising:

a steering handle;

a display portion arranged to display a vehicular state of the vehicle; and

a display operating portion to switch a display of the vehicular state on the display portion to a display of another vehicular state on the display portion;

wherein the display operating portion is arranged rearwardly, in a vehicle length direction, of a forward-most portion of the steering handle, and

the display operating portion is arranged between the forward-most portion of the steering handle and the display portion in the vehicle length direction,

the straddle-type vehicle further comprising;

a handle crown that connects left and right fork bodies, and a handle holder mounted to the handle crown to hold the steering handle, and

wherein the display operating portion is mounted to the handle holder.

2. The straddle-type vehicle according to claim 1, wherein

the handle holder includes a lower holder mounted to the handle crown and an upper holder mounted detachably to the lower holder, and

the display operating portion is mounted detachably to the lower holder.

3. The straddle-type vehicle according to claim 2, wherein a mount of the display operating portion mounted to the lower holder is positioned below the upper holder.

4. The straddle-type vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the display operating portion includes an operational switch that is positioned above a mating surface of the lower holder and the upper holder.