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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2010
Shidehiko Miyashiro, Shizuoko, JP;
Nobuo Hara, Shizuoka, JP;
Naoyuki Hosono, Shizuoka, JP;
Yasufumi Takagi, Shizuoka, JP;
Takayuki Suzuki, Shizuoka, JP;
Shidehiko Miyashiro, Shizuoko, JP;
Nobuo Hara, Shizuoka, JP;
Naoyuki Hosono, Shizuoka, JP;
Yasufumi Takagi, Shizuoka, JP;
Takayuki Suzuki, Shizuoka, JP;
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Shizuoka, JP;
Abstract
A saddle riding type vehicle includes a vehicle body frame, a head pipe, a steering shaft, and a steering damper. The head pipe is attached to the front end of the vehicle body frame. The steering shaft is inserted rotatably in the head pipe. The steering damper includes an electromagnet, a magnetic member, and a magnetic fluid. The electromagnet is provided around the steering shaft and has a first surface. The magnetic member is provided around the steering shaft and has a second surface opposed to the first surface. The magnetic fluid is stored in a gap formed between the first and second surfaces. One of the electromagnet and the magnetic member is attached to the steering shaft and the other is attached to the head pipe.