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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2004
Shinichi Yamada, Saitama, JP;
Kiyotaka Sakai, Saitama, JP;
Takehiko Nanri, Saitama, JP;
Takeshi Wakabayashi, Saitama, JP;
Shinichi Yamada, Saitama, JP;
Kiyotaka Sakai, Saitama, JP;
Takehiko Nanri, Saitama, JP;
Takeshi Wakabayashi, Saitama, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A steering damper in a motorcycle includes a vane partitioning a chamber in a damper housing into two oil chambers, wherein hydraulic fluid flows between the two chambers to generate attenuating force. The steering damper also includes a damper shaft connected to the vane and supporting the vane for rocking motion with respect to the housing, and a hydraulic pressure control valve. The housing is attached to a head pipe, and the damper shaft is attached to a steering system. When the head pipe is to be attached to the housing, the housing is extended rearwardly behind a top bridge, and a linear solenoid for driving and controlling the hydraulic pressure control valve is attached to the housing and disposed below the extension thereof.