Suspension device for motorcycle

• US RE34,897 E
• Filed: 05/19/1992
• Issued: 04/11/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/1979
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Cazort J. Guy, Donald G. Richardson
• Original Assignee: Cazort J. Guy, Donald G. Richardson
• Inventors: Richardson, Donald G., Cazort, J. Guy
• Primary Examiner(s): Focarino, Margaret A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): ZEENDER, FLORIAN M
• Application Number:
  US07/819,962
• Time in Patent Office: 1,057 Days
• Field of Search: 180/227, 280/284, 280/285, 280/701, 280/703, 267/230, 267/228, 267/173
• US Class Current: 180/227
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 11/14 having helical, spiral or coil springs only B60G11/006 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 11/16 characterised by means specially adapted for attaching the spring to axle or sprung part of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2202/12 Wound spring
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2202/312 The spring being a wound spring
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2204/124 Mounting of coil springs
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2204/127 with the mounting of springs or dampers moving so that the direction of the related force vector can be changed, thus contributing to a variation of the loading of the wheel
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2204/128 Damper mount on vehicle body or chassis
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2204/422 Links for mounting suspension elements
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2500/20 Spring action or springs
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 25/26 for rear wheel
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 25/283 for cycles without a pedal crank, e.g. motorcycles
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 25/286 the shock absorber being connected to the chain-stay via a linkage mechanism
• CPC Class Codes: F16F 9/54 Arrangements for attachment grommet-type rubber mounting springs per se F16F1/3732; construction of cylinder ends F16F9/3242; attachments to vehicles B60G13/001, B60G15/00

Abstract

Disclosed are suspension devices for motorcycles, in which the rear wheel is rotatively supported by rear ends of right and left side swing arms front ends of which are pivotally connected to rear low-portion of the vehicle frame, one end of a link lever pivotally supported at its center portion by rear upper-portion of the frame is pivotally connected to the swing arms via a rod member at each side of the rear wheel and other end of said link lever is pivotally connected to upper end of a spring member, and lower end of said spring member is pivotally connected to a position of each swing arm.

Claims

1. In a suspension device for motorcycles, wherein a pair of swing arm portions positioned respectively at each side of a rear wheel are pivotally secured at their front ends to rear low-portion of the vehicle frame by a laterally horizontal shaft, said rear wheel being rotatively supported by rear ends of said swing arm portions about a horizontal shaft, a link lever extending frontward and rearward is pivotally secured at intermediate portion thereof to rear upper-portion of said frame by laterally horizontal shaft, one end of the link lever is pivotally secured to upper end of at least one rod member which is pivotally connected, at its lower end, to said swing arm portions and upper end of compression type spring means is pivotally secured to other end of said link lever;

an improvement wherein lower end of at least one rod member is connected at an intermediate part of the swing arm portions in its longitudinal direction, lower end of said spring means is pivotally connected directly to a position on the swing arm portions between front end of the swing arm portions and the connecting point at which the lower end of said rod member is connected to the swing arm portions and said compression type spring means have a single spring member and a single shock absorber member.

2. A suspension device according to claim 1, wherein the rear end of said link lever is connected to two rod members, lower ends of which are pivotally connected to said swing arm portions respectively.

3. A suspension device according to claim 1, wherein the rear end of said link lever is connected to one rod member, lower end of which is pivotally connected to said swing arm portions in a position in front of the rear wheel.

4. A suspension device according to claim 1, wherein a line connecting centers of upper and lower pivotal shafts of the spring means and a line connecting center of the upper pivotal shaft of the spring means and center of the support shaft of the link lever are crossed so as to form an acute angle at front upper-side thereof and a line connecting centers of the upper and lower pivotal shafts of the spring means and a line connecting center of the lower pivotal shaft of the spring means and center of the horizontal shaft of the swing arm portions are crossed so as to form an acute angle at front upper-side thereof, wherein each of two acute angles is made to increase toward right angle in accordance with upward deflection of the swing arms.

6. A suspension device according to claim 1, wherein the rear end of said link lever is connected to two rod members, lower ends of which are pivotally connected to said swing arm portions respectively.

7. The suspension device according to claim 6, wherein a line connecting centers of upper and lower pivotal shafts of the spring means and a line connecting center of the lower pivotal shaft of the spring means and center of the horizontal shaft of the swing arm portions are crossed so as to form an acute angle at front upper-side thereof, whereby said acute angle is made to increase toward right angle in accordance with upward deflection of the swing arms.

5. In a suspension device for motorcycles, wherein a pair of swing arm portions positioned respectively at each side of a rear wheel are pivotally secured at their front ends to rear low-portion of the vehicle frame by a laterally horizontal shaft, said rear wheel being rotatively supported by rear ends of said swing arm portions about a horizontal shaft, a link lever extending frontward and rearward is pivotally secured at intermediate portion thereof to rear upper-portion of said frame by laterally horizontal shaft, one end of the link lever is pivotally secured to upper end of at least one rod member which is pivotally connected, at its lower end, to said swing arm portions, and upper end of compression type spring means is pivotally secured to other end of said link lever;

an improvement wherein lower end of at least one rod member is connected at an intermediate part of the swing arm portions in its longitudinal direction, the lower end of the rod member and the lower end of the spring means are pivotally connected to same position or to adjacent positions of the swing arm portions in its longitudinal direction and said compression type spring means have a single spring member and a single shock absorber member.

8. A suspension device according to claim 5, wherein the rear end of said link lever is connected to one rod member, lower ends of the rod member and the spring means are pivotally connected to the swing arm portions at a position in front of the rear wheel. .[.9. In a suspension device for motorcycles, wherein a pair of swing arm portions positioned respectively at each side of a rear wheel are pivotally secured at their front ends to rear low-portion of the vehicle frame by a laterally horizontal shaft, said rear wheel being rotatively supported by rear ends of said swing arm portions about a horizontal shaft, a link lever extending frontward and rearward is pivotally secured at intermediate portion thereof to rear upper-portion of said frame by laterally horizontal shaft, one end of the link lever is pivotally secured to upper end of at least one rod member which is pivotally connected, at its lower end, to said swing arm portions and upper end of compression type spring means is pivotally secured to other end of said link lever;

an improvement wherein said compression type spring means have a single spring member and a single shock absorber, the front end of the link member and an intermediate part of the swing arm portions are pivotally connected by at least one rod member at two sides of the rear wheel and the rear end of the link lever and the front portion of the swing arm portions are pivotally connected by the spring means, whereby an X-shaped cross arrangement of the rod members and spring means is provided..].