The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2013
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Hyogo, JP;
Masashi Ono, Hyogo, JP;
Toshiyuki Tsubone, Kobe, JP;
Yota Katsukawa, Himeji, JP;
Satoshi Matsumoto, Kobe, JP;
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
A motorcycle includes an exhaust chamber (), having defined therein a chamber expansion compartment () for exhaust gases, and a muffler () having defined therein muffler expansion compartments () for the exhaust gases on a downstream side of the exhaust chamber (). Respective outer peripheral walls of the exhaust chamber () and the muffler () are formed by a common casing (). The exhaust chamber () is positioned intermediate between a motorcycle combustion engine (E) and a motorcycle rear wheel (). The exhaust chamber () has an inner side surface positioned laterally inwardly of an outer side surface () of the rear wheel () in a motorcycle body widthwise direction, and the muffler () has a rear portion positioned laterally outwardly of the rear wheel ().