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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2008
Applicants:
Kuniyuki Takahashi, Shizuoka, JP;
Katsumitsu Wakamatsu, Shizuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Kuniyuki Takahashi, Shizuoka, JP;
Katsumitsu Wakamatsu, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Iwata-Shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62K 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle can include a horn able to produce an effective sound volume. The vehicle can be a motorcycle. The horn of the motorcycle can be positioned relative to parts of the motorcycle in such a way that an effective sound volume can be produced by the horn, while obstruction by the horn of cooling airflow is reduced or eliminated. In particular, at least a part of the horn can be displaced laterally from front forks of the motorcycle, in a position where the horn overlaps with an inner panel of a cowl of the motorcycle in a front view.