TH48841B - Front cover for vehicles - Google Patents

Abstract

DC60 (03/07/2015) The front body cover, including the lens for the headlight assembly, has a bulge or flared edge extending in front of the straight line connecting the front edge of the handlebar cover with the front edge of the front fender. This arrangement reduces wind resistance at the front of the motorcycle and improves aerodynamic efficiency. Revised Invention Summary 03/07/2015 The front body cover, including the lens for the headlight assembly, has a bulge or flared edge extending in front of the straight line connecting the front edge of the handlebar cover with the front edge of the front fender. This arrangement reduces wind resistance at the front of the motorcycle and improves aerodynamic efficiency. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Problem] To arrange the motorcycle in a way that reduces wind resistance to improve aerodynamic efficiency. [Method for Solution] As viewed from the side of the vehicle, the front body cover 23 is arranged so that the bulge (front edge) 52c of the lens 52 of the headlight assembly 26, which makes up the front body cover, extends in front of the straight line connecting the front edge of the handlebar cover with the front edge of the front fender. This arrangement reduces wind resistance at the front of the motorcycle and improves aerodynamic efficiency. Extending in front of straight line D, which connects the front edges 21', 22' of the handle cover 21 and the front fender 22 [selected drawing], Figure 1 (revised July 3, 2015), the front body cover includes the lens for the headlight assembly. The front or edge of the lens bulges out in front of the straight line connecting the front edge of the aligned cover with the front edge of the front fender. This arrangement reduces wind resistance at the front of the motorcycle and improves aerodynamic efficiency.

Claims (11)

1. A motorcycle incorporating a row of front covers arranged in alignment to improve aerodynamic efficiency; the motorcycle consists of: a lower cover with its foremost edge; an upper cover arranged to enclose and rotate with the steering handles, at least the foremost edge of the upper cover positioned behind the foremost edge of the lower cover to define the straight line on which the foremost edges of the upper and lower covers lie when viewed from the side of the motorcycle; and a central cover positioned on the straight line and comprising lenses arranged to extend across the longitudinal center of the motorcycle in the width direction, lenses extending backward across the straight line on which at least part of the lenses extends forward of the straight line; where the central cover encloses at least part of the lens edges; the central cover including the V-shaped cover section, the top left and right edges, the bottom left and right edges, and the bottom edge of the headlight housing; the lower surface of the lenses extending forward from the bottom edge of the headlight housing of the central cover; the lower surface of the lenses is curved when viewed from the side of the motorcycle; and the foremost part of the lenses and the bottom left and right edges are positioned behind the foremost part of the... The top left and right edges and the back edge of the frontmost part of the V-shaped cover. 2. A motorcycle under claim 1 where at least part of the front edge of the body, covering the front body to the front fender, extends forward of the straight line. 3. A motorcycle under claim 1 or 2 where the front body covering consists of a headlight, the front surface of which a lens is made, and the front covering which encloses the perimeter of the headlight and at least part of the front edge of the headlight lens extending forward in a straight line. 4. The motorcycle under claim number 3 where the lower part of the headlight lens is covered by the front edge of the front cover, and where the portion of the front edge which is positioned foremost is positioned toward the rear of the portion of the lens which is positioned foremost. 5. Motorcycles under claim number 3 where the headlights consist of left and right flashing lights and a lens covering the flashing lights together. 6. Motorcycles under claim number 5 where the upper edge of the headlight lens is mostly V-shaped as viewed from the front of the vehicle, and the left and right flashing lights are arranged on the left and right upper ends of the V. 7. The motorcycle under claim number 6, where the rear cover, consisting of a portion of the front cover extending to the rear edge of the front cover from the rear end of the projector, the left and right flashes are positioned so that the horizontal dimensions measured in the horizontal direction are longer than the vertical dimensions measured in the vertical direction. 8. The motorcycle under claim number 6 where the front cover includes a V-shaped cover to enclose the headlight portion which is inserted by the V-shape of the upper edge of the headlight lens and the horn is arranged in the vicinity of the rear of the V-shaped cover. 9. Motorcycles under claim number 8 where the V-shaped part of the front cover is made with a V-shaped horn port. 10. A motorcycle under claim 1 or 2 where the front wheel is suspended from the body of the vehicle in order to be able to turn left and right and to be able to move vertically, and the front fender is supported on the side of the body of the vehicle to be able to turn left and right in accordance with the turning of the front wheel. 11. A motorcycle under claim 1 or 2 where, as viewed from the side of the vehicle, the handle cover is made so that its front edge extends in a straight line.