Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Motorcycle having a video camera mounted thereon for monitoring a road surface, and methods of using same
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Application No.: US14156562Application Date: 2014-01-16
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Publication No.: US09699421B2Publication Date: 2017-07-04
- Inventor: Tetsuya Ono , Masatsugu Nishimura
- Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Carrier Blackman & Associates, P.C.
- Agent William D. Blackman; Jingli Wang
- Priority: JP2013-017645 20130131
- Main IPC: H04N7/18
- IPC: H04N7/18 ; B62J99/00 ; G01P3/80

Abstract:
A motorcycle has a video camera attached thereto in such a manner as to shoot sharp images. A motorcycle includes a camera adapted to shoot a road surface. The camera is arranged below an engine or a swing arm and more rearward than the center of a crankshaft of the engine. The swing arm pivotally supports a rear wheel with a rear edge portion thereof. The camera is fastened to, and supported either by a lower portion of the engine or by a lower portion of a vehicle body frame connected to the engine.
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