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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11325316 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022

Filed:

Jan. 22, 2019

Cushion connecting rod of saddled vehicle

Applicant:

Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Hiroki Yoshino, Wako, JP;

Assignee:

HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Tony H Winner

Assistant Examiner:

Michael R Stabley

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62K 11/02 (2006.01); B62K 25/28 (2006.01); B29C 65/02 (2006.01); B29C 65/48 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29C 70/30 (2006.01); B29C 65/50 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01); B32B 27/28 (2006.01); B32B 37/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/02 (2013.01); B29C 65/4815 (2013.01); B29C 65/5057 (2013.01); B29C 66/1122 (2013.01); B29C 66/301 (2013.01); B29C 66/712 (2013.01); B29C 66/7212 (2013.01); B29C 66/72141 (2013.01); B29C 70/30 (2013.01); B62K 11/02 (2013.01); B62K 25/283 (2013.01); B62K 25/286 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3091 (2013.01); B32B 27/28 (2013.01); B32B 37/04 (2013.01); B32B 2260/021 (2013.01); B32B 2260/046 (2013.01); B32B 2262/106 (2013.01); B32B 2307/54 (2013.01);
Abstract

A cushion connecting rod of a saddled vehicle is configured in such a manner that an initial failure condition can be visually recognized in combination with fiber composite material and metal without using a special adhesive. A cushion connecting rod as a long member applied with a load when a swing arm is swung against a springing force of a rear cushion is configured in such a manner that a part of a surface of a metallic member is covered with an endless fiber-reinforced plastic. The fiber-reinforced plastic adheres to the surface of the metallic member with a film adhesive. Supporting portions applied with the load are provided at both ends in a longitudinal direction of the metallic member. A recessed portion and a plurality of lightening holes are formed between the supporting portions at both the ends, the recessed portion being configured in such a manner that a thickness dimension of the metallic member is set to be smaller than a thickness dimension of the supporting portions. The fiber-reinforced plastic covers surfaces of the supporting portions and the recessed portion.

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