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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 1983
Filed:
Oct. 28, 1980
Toshio Tsuchiya, Kawagoe, JP;
Akito Enokimoto, Asaka, JP;
Sadao Mizushima, Tokyo, JP;
Suwaji Takano, Urawa, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A small-sized vehicle having two front wheels steerable by a handlebar is provided with a windshield unit extending from a front end of a vehicle body upwardly and rearwardly in overhanging relation to the handlebar and a driver's seat mounted on the vehicle body rearwardly of the handlebar. The windshield unit is cross-sectionally channel-shaped and includes a lower cover fastened to the body and a windshield panel extending upwardly of the lower cover, the windshield panel supporting a pane of glass having an extensive area in front of the head of a seated driver. The unit further includes a roof plate attached to and extending from an upper end of the windshield panel rearwardly in overhanging relation to the seat so as to cover the driver's head. The windshield unit is provided with a container therein, the container being disposed forwardly of and adjacent to a column supporting the handlebar, and being adapted to accommodate therein articles desired to be transported. The windshield unit is detachably mounted on the vehicle body such that the unit can be easily dismounted for separate shipment and for facilitating maintenance and servicing.