Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle approach notification apparatus for electric motorcycle
- Patent Title (中): 电动摩托车车辆通行设备
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Application No.: US13250234Application Date: 2011-09-30
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Publication No.: US08854196B2Publication Date: 2014-10-07
- Inventor: Kenji Tamaki , Ryuji Akiba , Yoshihiro Nomura , Hiroyuki Shinmura
- Applicant: Kenji Tamaki , Ryuji Akiba , Yoshihiro Nomura , Hiroyuki Shinmura
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
- Priority: JP2010-221599 20100930
- Main IPC: B62K19/40
- IPC: B62K19/40 ; B60R9/06 ; B60R11/06 ; B60Q5/00 ; B62J3/00

Abstract:
An electric motorcycle includes a front cover for covering a head pipe of a vehicle body frame from a forward direction and a speaker for notifying an individual, such as a walker or the like, of the approach of a vehicle. The speaker has a sound emitting direction directed forwardly on the vehicle body and is disposed at a position on the opposite side to a key cylinder of a main switch, which is disposed in a vehicle body sideward direction of the head pipe, across the head pipe. A front stay support a front carrier disposed on the vehicle body front side of the front cover and is attached to the vehicle body front side of the head pipe is provided on the vehicle body rear side of the front cover. The speaker is disposed above the front stay as viewed in front elevation of the vehicle body.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120081217A1 VEHICLE APPROACH NOTIFICATION APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE Public/Granted day:2012-04-05
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