Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wheel cover system for a 3-wheeled motorcycle
- Patent Title (中): 三轮摩托车轮盖系统
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Application No.: US13960844Application Date: 2013-08-07
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Publication No.: US08768570B2Publication Date: 2014-07-01
- Inventor: Steven P Young
- Applicant: Steven P Young
- Agency: Maine Cernota & Rardin
- Main IPC: G06F19/00
- IPC: G06F19/00 ; B62K5/027 ; B60K17/356

Abstract:
A wheel suspension system for a three-wheeled motorcycle or “trike” includes parallel wheels mounted on vertically pivoting suspension arms governed by hydraulic pistons. The pistons have upper liquid reservoirs that are interconnected through a valve system, which interconnects the upper reservoirs when the trike is in motion, allowing opposing vertical wheel movements when banking through turns, and prevents liquid exchange when the trike is stopped, thereby holding the motorcycle upright, Embodiments include a manual and/or automatic valve control. A threshold switching speed for an automatic controller can be factory set and/or user adjustable. The pistons can include directly interconnected lower fluid reservoirs. A shock-absorbing reservoir can allow transient vertical movement of both wheels to absorb shocks. A cover system can emulate the appearance of saddle bags and can appear to be covering only a single wheel.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130320714A1 WHEEL COVER SYSTEM FOR A 3-WHEELED MOTORCYCLE Public/Granted day:2013-12-05
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