公开(公告)号：US20230406443A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-21

申请号：US18265149

申请日：2021-12-10

Applicant: KYB Motorcycle Suspension Co.,Ltd. ,  KYB Corporation

Inventor： Hidetoshi SUGAWARA ,  Naoki ITO ,  Takumi HAYASHIGUCHI ,  Hirokatsu MAEDA

IPC: B62K25/08 ,  F16F13/00

CPC classification number: B62K25/08 ,  F16F13/007 ,  F16F2222/12 ,  F16F2228/066 ,  F16F2230/30 ,  F16F2230/0052 ,  F16F2232/08 ,  F16F2234/02

Abstract: A front fork (1) of the present invention includes: a fork main body (2) having a vehicle body side tube (3) and an axle side tube (4); a cap (5) placed in the vehicle body side tube (3); a cylinder (6) provided inside the axle side tube (4); a rod (7) inserted into the cylinder (6) so as to be movable in an axial direction; an electric device (6) mounted inside the cylinder (6); an electric wire (9) connected to the electric device (8); a suspension spring (10) biasing the fork main body (2) in an extending direction, and an adjuster (11) capable of adjusting a support position of a spring seat (12). The electric wire (9) is drawn from the cap (5) at a position misaligned from an axial center line of the fork main body (2) to an outside of the fork main body (2). An operational portion (17) of the adjuster (11) is provided in the cap (5) at a position misaligned from the axial center line (A).

公开(公告)号：US20240034429A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-01

申请号：US18265359

申请日：2021-12-10

Applicant: KYB Motorcycle Suspension Co.,Ltd. ,  KYB Corporation

Inventor： Hidetoshi SUGAWARA ,  Naoki ITO ,  Takumi HAYASHIGUCHI ,  Hirokatsu MAEDA

IPC: B62K25/08 ,  F16F13/00 ,  F16B7/18

CPC classification number: B62K25/08 ,  F16F13/007 ,  F16B7/18 ,  F16F2230/007 ,  F16F2230/18 ,  F16F2228/066 ,  F16F2222/12

Abstract: A front fork (1) according to the present invention includes: a fork main body (2) including a vehicle body side tube (3) and an axle side tube (4); a cap body (5) attached to a vehicle body side tube (3); a cylinder (6) provided in the axle side tube (4); a cylindrical rod (7) axially movably inserted into the cylinder (6); an electric device (8) housed in the cylinder (6); and a wire (9) that is inserted into the rod (7), passes through the cap (C), and is drawn out from the fork main body (2) and is connected to the electric device (8), in which the connection tube (13b) and the rod (7) in the cap (C) are connected by a connection nut (27) that is rotatably mounted on an outer circumference of one of the connection tube (13b) and the rod (7) and is restricted in movement in the axial direction toward the other, and screwed to the other.