IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0144215
(2008-06-23)
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등록번호 |
US-7762369
(2010-08-13)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Riesterer, Wade
- Anchor, Matthew
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, LLC
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대리인 / 주소 |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
1 인용 특허 :
17 |
초록
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An aesthetically pleasing and functional axle nut cover assembly for a motorcycle using minimal threaded fasteners and taking advantage of elastic deformation between multiple portions of a mounting bracket to bias the mounting bracket and a cover member to a motorcycle swingarm to reduce vibration
An aesthetically pleasing and functional axle nut cover assembly for a motorcycle using minimal threaded fasteners and taking advantage of elastic deformation between multiple portions of a mounting bracket to bias the mounting bracket and a cover member to a motorcycle swingarm to reduce vibration and noise. Separate deformations in the mounting bracket occur during assembly of the mounting bracket to the swingarm and during assembly of the cover member to the mounting bracket. Spring portions of the mounting bracket are maintained in deformed conditions when the axle nut cover assembly is assembled.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. An axle nut cover assembly for a motorcycle having a swingarm, an axle, and an axle nut coupling the axle to the swingarm, the axle nut cover assembly comprising: a mounting bracket including a first portion configured to couple to the swingarm, a second portion disposed a di
What is claimed is: 1. An axle nut cover assembly for a motorcycle having a swingarm, an axle, and an axle nut coupling the axle to the swingarm, the axle nut cover assembly comprising: a mounting bracket including a first portion configured to couple to the swingarm, a second portion disposed a distance from the first portion, a spring portion between the first and second portions, the spring portion having a natural condition defining a first configuration of the first portion relative to the second portion and having a deflected condition defining a second configuration of the first portion relative to the second portion, the second configuration being different from the first configuration, wherein the spring portion is configured to be in the deflected condition when the first portion is coupled to the swingarm such that the second portion is biased toward the swingarm, a third portion disposed a distance from the second portion, and a second spring portion between the second portion and the third portion, the second spring portion having a natural condition defining a first configuration of the third portion relative to the second portion and having a deflected condition defining a second configuration of the third portion relative to the second portion, the second configuration of the third portion being different from the first configuration of the third portion; and a cover member coupled to the third portion of the mounting bracket and configured to cover the axle nut, the cover member displacing the third portion relative to the second portion when coupled to the mounting bracket such that the second spring portion is in its deflected condition, the second spring portion being configured to bias the cover member toward the swingarm. 2. The axle nut cover assembly of claim 1, wherein the first spring portion includes a substantially V-shaped bend of about 90 degrees. 3. The axle nut cover assembly of claim 1, wherein the third portion includes two tabs spaced a distance apart and each configured to receive a threaded fastener to couple the cover member to the mounting bracket. 4. The axle nut cover assembly of claim 3, wherein the tabs are positioned at a lower end of the mounting bracket, the axle nut cover assembly further comprising two fasteners coupling the cover member to the third portion of the mounting bracket, the two fasteners being inserted through the respective tabs in an upward direction and being substantially concealed by the cover member. 5. The axle nut cover assembly of claim 1, wherein the second and third portions are each substantially planar and are oriented at a variable angle with respect to each other, the angle being more than about 80 degrees and less than about 90 degrees when the second spring portion is in its natural condition. 6. The axle nut cover assembly of claim 5, wherein the angle is between about 83 degrees and about 85 degrees when the second spring portion is in its natural condition, and wherein the angle is about 90 degrees when the second spring portion is in its deflected condition. 7. The axle nut cover assembly of claim 1, further comprising no more than one threaded fastener configured to couple the first portion to the swingarm. 8. The axle nut cover assembly of claim 7, further comprising a two-sided adhesive positioned on a surface of the second portion that is configured to face the swingarm. 9. The axle nut cover assembly of claim 1, wherein the second portion includes a slot configured to receive the axle nut in various positions of adjustment relative to the swingarm. 10. The axle nut cover assembly of claim 1, wherein the first and second portions are each substantially planar and are oriented at a variable angle with respect to each other, the angle being more than about 170 degrees and less than about 180 degrees relative to each other in the first configuration. 11. The axle nut cover assembly of claim 10, wherein the angle is between about 174 degrees and about 177 degrees in the first configuration, and wherein the angle is about 180 degrees in the second configuration. 12. A motorcycle comprising: a frame; a swingarm movably coupled to the frame, the swingarm having an outboard side; a rear wheel; an axle coupling the rear wheel and the swingarm and defining an axis of rotation of the rear wheel relative to the swingarm; an axle nut coupled to the axle to restrict movement of the axle relative to the swingarm; and an axle nut cover assembly configured to at least partially conceal the axle nut, the axle nut cover assembly including a mounting bracket having a first portion coupled to the outboard side of the swingarm, a second portion disposed a distance from the first portion, and a spring portion between the first and second portions, the spring portion having a natural condition defining a first configuration of the first portion relative to the second portion and having a deflected condition defining a second configuration of the first portion relative to the second portion, the second configuration being different from the first configuration, wherein the spring portion is biased toward its natural condition, wherein the spring portion is in the deflected condition when the first portion is coupled to the swingarm such that the second portion is biased toward the swingarm, and a cover member coupled to the mounting bracket and covering the axle nut. 13. The motorcycle of claim 12, wherein the mounting bracket further includes a third portion disposed a distance from the second portion, the cover member being coupled to the third portion, and a second spring portion between the second and third portions, the second spring portion having a natural condition defining a first configuration of the third portion relative to the second portion and having a deflected condition defining a second configuration of the third portion relative to the second portion, the second configuration being different from the first configuration, wherein the second spring portion is biased toward its natural condition, wherein the second spring portion is in its deflected condition when the cover member is coupled to the third portion such that the second spring portion biases the cover member toward the outboard side of the swingarm. 14. The motorcycle of claim 13, wherein the second and third portions are each substantially planar and are oriented at a variable angle with respect to each other, the angle being more than about 80 degrees and less than about 90 degrees when the second spring portion is in its natural condition, and wherein the angle is about 90 degrees when the second spring portion is in its deflected condition. 15. The motorcycle of claim 12, wherein the first and second portions are each substantially planar and are oriented at a variable angle with respect to each other, the angle being more than about 170 degrees and less than about 180 degrees relative to each other in the first configuration, and wherein the angle is about 180 degrees in the second configuration.
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