Title of Invention

A MOTORCYCLE HEADLIGHT AND MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR MOTORCYCLE HEADLIGHT

Abstract

In a motorcycle headlight which includes a bulb 51, a reflector 63 and a lens 53, a swollen portion 63 is formed on an edge 62a of the reflector 62 and an emblem 64 is provided on the swollen portion 63 amd the emblen 64 are integrally covered with the lens 53. [Effect] Ruduction of the number of parts can be achieved, and augmentation of an effect in design of a motorcycle headlight can be achieved. [Selected Drawing] Fig. 3

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FORM 2 THE PATENTS ACT 1970 [39 OF 1970] & THE PATENTS RULES, 2003 COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [See Section 10; rule 13] " A MOTORCYCLE HEADLIGHT AND MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR MOTORCYCLE HEADLIGHT" HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KAIBUSHIKI KAISHA, a corporation of Japan, 1-1, Minamiaoyama 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan The following specification particularly describes the nature o the invention and the manner in which it is to be performed:■- ORIGINAL 204/MUM/2002 4/3/02 GRANTED 5-10-2007 The present invention relates to a motorcycle headlight and mounting structure for motorcycle headlight. [Detailed Description of the Invention] [0001] [Technical Field to Which the Invention Pertains] This invention relates to a motorcycle headlight which includes a bulb, a reflector and a lens and "a . mounting structure for a motorcycle headlight. [0002] [Prior Art] As a motorcycle headlight, for example, an official gazette of Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. Hei-49536 "Illumination Apparatus for a Vehicle" is known. The technique mentioned is an illumination apparatus for a vehicle wherein, according to Figs.2 and 3 of the official gazette mentioned, a bulb 17 is mounted on a base 13 and a lens 21 is fitted on the base 13 while an indication section 23 is provided at part of the lens 21, and a vehicle body surface 1 (hereinafter referred to as "front cowl") on which a notch portion 3 (hereinafter referred to as "hole") through which the indication section 23 is exposed is fitted on the lens 21 and an emblem 25 is mounted on the indication section 23 such that the emblem 25 may be observed through the notch portion 3. [0003] [Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the illumination apparatus for a vehicle described above, in order to allow the emblem 25 to be observed, it is necessary to provide a hole in the front cowl, which complicates working of the front cowl. Further, the emblem 25 of a separate member is mounted on the lens 21, and from the point of view of reduction of the number of parts, it is desired to form the emblem 25 directly on the front cowl or the like. [0004] Therefore, the object of the present invention resides in provision of a motorcycle headlight with which the number of parts can be reduced and an effect in design can be augmented and a mounting structure for a motorcycle headlight. [0005] [Means for Solving the Problems] In order to attain the object described above, according to claim 1 a motorcycle headlight which includes a bulb, a reflector and a lens is characterized in that a swollen portion is formed on an edge of the reflector and an emblem is provided on the swollen portion, and the swollen portion and the emblem are integrally covered with the lens. Since a swollen portion is formed on an edge of the reflector and an emblem is provided on the swollen portion and besides the swollen portion and the emblem are integrally covered with the lens, reduction of the design of the motorcycle headlight can be achieved. [0006] In particular, since also it is possible to form the emblem integrally with the swollen portion, reduction of the number of parts can be achieved. Further, since the emblem is integrally covered with the lens, a novel design can be realized, and augmentation in effect in design of the motorcycle headlight can be achieved. [0007] According to claim 2 a mounting structure for a motorcycle headlight is characterized in that a motorcycle headlight according tO claim 1 is mounted directly on a front cowl. Since the motorcycle headlight described above is mounted directly on the front cowl, simplification of the structure around the mount of the motorcycle headlight is achieved. As a result, the facility in assembly and the operability in aiming adjustment (optical axis adjustment) of the motorcycle headlight can be achieved. [0008] A mounting structure for a motorcycle headlight of claim 3 is characterized in that a motorcycle headlight according toclaim l is mounted directly on a front cowl, and a pair of winker lamps are disposed on the opposite. sides_of the_front cowl below the motorcycle headlight. Since the motorcycle headlight described above" is mounted directly on a front cowl and the winker lamps, are disposed on the opposite sides of the front cowl below the motorcycle headlight, concentration of the structure around the"motorcycle headlight is achieved. As a result, improvement in assembling performance of the motorcycle can be achieved. [0009] [Mode for Carrying out the Invention] Embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is to be noted that the drawings should be viewed in the direction of reference characters. [Brief Description of the Drawings] [Fi.g._l] Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a motorcycle which includes a motorcycle headlight according to the present invention. [Fig. 2] Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the motorcycle headlight and a mounting structure therefor according to the present invention. [Fig. 3] Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of the motorcycle headlight and the mounting structure therefor according to the present invention. [Fig. 4] Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4-4 of Fig. 3. [Fig. 5] Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 of Fig. 3. [Fig. 6] Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 of Fig. 3. [Fig. 7] Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken along line 7-7 of Fig. 3. [Fig. 8] Fig. 8 is a side elevational view of the motorcycle headlight according to the present invention. [Fig. 9] Fig. 9 is a plan view of the motorcycle headlight and the mounting structure therefor according to the present invention. [Fig. 10] Fig. 10 is an explanatory view of operation of the motorcycle headlight according to the present invention. [Fig. 11] Fig. 11 is a side elevational sectional view of a motorcycle headlight of a second embodiment according to the present invention. Fig-. 1 is a side elevational view of a motorcycle which includes a motorcycle headlight according to the present invention. . The motorcycle 10 includes a body frame 11 extending in a rearward direction of a vehicle body, an engine 12 mounted at a lower portion of a front portion of the body frame 11, an air cleaner 13 for cleaning air to be supplied to the engine 12, a storage box 14 mounted at an intermediate portion of the body frame 11, a fuel tank 15 disposed rearwardly of the storage box 14, and a rear fender 17 disposed to extend from below the storage box 14 and the fuel tank 15 to a rear portion of the vehicle body and covering an upper portion of a rear wheel 16. [0010] Here, reference character 11a denotes a front side bracket secured to the body frame 11 for mounting a front portion of the storage box 14, l1b a rear bracket secured to the body frame 11 for mounting a rear portion of the storage box 14 and a front portion of the fuel tank 15, l1c a rear mounting portion provided on the body frame 11 for mounting a rear portion of the fuel tank 15, reference characters 12a, 12b and 12c denote mounting portions on the engine 12 side for mounting the engine 12 on the body frame 11, 13a, 13a (reference character 13a on the other side is not shown) mounting portions on the air cleaner 13 side for mounting the air cleaner 13 on a pair of left and right side body covers 27 (side body cover 27 on the other side is not shown) which cover side portions of a front portion of the body frame 11, 14a, 14b and 14c mounting seats provided on the storage box 14 for mounting the storage box 14 on the body frame 11 side, reference numeral 21 denotes a head pipe mounted at a front end of the body frame 11, 22 a handle bar, 23 a front fork, 24 a front wheel, 25 a carburetor, 26 an upper body cover for covering an upper portion of a front portion of the body frame 11, 28 a seat, 29 a front fender, 31 a rear cushion unit, 32 a rear fork mounted for swinging motion on a pivot portion 33 provided on the body frame 11 and having the rear wheel 16 mounted at a rear portion thereof, and 34 a hinge for mounting the seat 28 for folding movement on the storage box 14. [0011] Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the motorcycle headlight and the mounting structure therefor according to the present invention. The motorcycle headlight 50 has an emblem 64 indicated on the inner side of a lens 53. Here, the emblem 64 is a mark represented by a character or characters, a figure or figures, a symbol or symbols or a combination of them or else a combination of them with a color or colors. [0012] Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of the motorcycle headlight and the mounting structure therefor according to the present invention. According to the mounting structure 40 for a motorcycle headlight, the motorcycle headlight 50 is mounted directly on a front cowl 41, and winker lenses 42, 42 are disposed as left and right winker lamps on the front cowl 41. In the following, details of them are described. [0013] The front cowl 41 has an opening 44 formed therein for exposing the motorcycle headlight 50 and has a mounting portion 45 and mounting portions 46, 46 formed thereon for mounting the motorcycle headlight 50, and has winker lenses 42, 42 disposed thereon and has shaft holes 48, 48 (refer to Fig. 4) formed therein for mounting the front cowl 41 for angular adjustment on supporting stays 47, 47 (refer to Fig. 2) on the body frame 11 (refer to Fig. 1) side. The front cowl 41 is mounted for angular adjustment on the supporting stays 47, 47 of the body frame 11 side. Reference numerals 49, 49 denote aiming shafts for adjustment of an optical axis. [0014] Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4-4 of Fig. 3. It can be considered that the motorcycle headlight 50 allows aiming adjustment (optical axis adjustment) thereof to be performed readily by adjusting the angle of the front cowl 41 with respect to the body frame 11 (refer to Fig. 2) side. In other words, the gap between the motorcycle headlight 50 and the opening of the front cowl 41 can be minimized by adjusting the angle of the front cowl 41 with respect to the body frame 11 (refer to Fig. 1) side. [0015] Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 of Fig. 3. The motorcycle headlight 50 includes a case 52 on which the bulb 51 is mounted, a lens 53 for covering the case 52 from the front, and a cover 54 for covering the bulb 51 from the rear. Reference numeral 55 denotes a sealing member interposed between the case 52 and the lens 53 for sealing the lens 53 to the case 52, 56 a shade (shade; light intercepting plate) for intercepting direct light of the bulb, and 57 a fastening screw for fastening the shade to the case 52. The case 52 is configured such that a reflector 62 extends from a support portion 61 for the bulb 51 and a swollen portion 63 is formed on an edge 62a of the reflector 62 and has the emblem 64 provided thereon. Reference numeral 65 denotes a mounting boss for mounting the shade 56 thereto. [0016] Reference numeral 71 denotes a lower portion mounting structure for the motorcycle headlight 50, and a mounting portion 67 formed on the front cowl 41 is formed and a flange 52a of the case 52 is fixed to the mounting portion 67 by a fastening screw 58. [0017] Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 of Fig. 3. Reference numeral 72 denotes an upper portion mounting structure for the motorcycle headlight 50, and the motorcycle headlight 50 is fastened to a mounting portion 68 formed on the front cowl 41 by means of a fastening screw 59. [0018] Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken along line 7-7 of Fig. 3. Reference numeral 73 denotes a seal structure between the case 52 and the lens 53. In particular, a sealing member 55 is a horseshoe-shaped elastic member, and an end portion 53a of the lens 53 is inserted in a horseshoe-shaped concave portion 55a of the sealing member 55 and a horseshoe-shaped outer peripheral portion 55b of the sealing member 55 is covered with a flange 52c of the case 52. Further, reference numeral 43 denotes a waterproof rib formed in such a manner as to surround the motorcycle headlight 50, and improvement of the waterproof property for the motorcycle headlight 50 can be achieved by forming the waterproof rib 43 on the front cowl 41. [0019] Fig. 8 is a side elevational view of the motorcycle headlight according to the present invention. The motorcycle headlight 50 can be considered as a motorcycle headlight including the reflector 62 and the lens 53 wherein the swollen portion 63 is formed on an edge 62a of the reflector 62 and the emblem 64 is provided on the swollen portion 63, and the swollen portion 63 and the emblem 64 are integrally covered with the lens 53. [0020] In particular, reduction of the number of parts is achieved and augmentation of an effect in design of the motorcycle headlight 50 is achieved by forming the swollen portion 63 on the edge 62a of the reflector 62, providing the emblem 64 on the swollen portion 63 and covering the swollen portion 63 and the emblem 64 integrally with the lens 53. In other words, reduction of the number of parts can be achieved since also it is possible to integrally form the emblem 64 on the swollen portion 63. Further, realization of a novel design can be anticipated by covering the emblem 64 integrally with the lens 53, and augmentation of an effect in design of the motorcycle headlight 50 can be achieved. [0021] Fig. 9 is a plan view of the motorcycle headlight and the mounting structure therefor according to the present invention. It is considered that the mounting structure 40 for a motorcycle headlight 50 is configured such that the motorcycle headlight 50 is mounted directly on the front cowl 41. In particular, simplification of the structure around the mount of the motorcycle headlight 50 can be achieved by mounting the motorcycle headlight 50 directly on the front cowl 41. As a result, the facility in assembly and the operability in aiming adjustment (optical axis adjustment) of the motorcycle headlight 50 can be achieved. [0022] Further, it can be regarded that the mounting structure 40 for a motorcycle headlight is configured such that the motorcycle headlight 50 is mounted directly on the front cowl 41 and the winker lenses 42, 42 (winker lamps) are disposed on the opposite sides of the front cowl 41 below the motorcycle headlight 50. [0023] Where the motorcycle headlight 50 described above is mounted directly on the front cowl 41 and the winker lenses 42, 42 are disposed on the opposite sides of the front cowl 41 below the motorcycle headlight 50, a concentrated structure around the motorcycle headlight 50 can be achieved. As a result, improvement in assembling performance of the motorcycle 10 (refer to Fig. 1) can be achieved. [0024] Operation of the motorcycle headlight described above is described below. (a) and (b) of Fig. 10 are explanatory views of operation of the motorcycle headlight according to the present invention. (a) is a front elevational view of the case 52 of the motorcycle headlight 50 (refer to Fig. 9), and it is shown that the swollen portion 63 is formed on the edge 62a of the reflector 62 and the emblem 64 is provided on the swollen portion 63. (b) is a front elevational view of the lens 53 of the motorcycle headlight 50, and it is shown that the lens 53 is transparent over the overall face thereof. In particular, by fitting the lens 53 shown in (b) with the case 52 shown in (a) as indicated by arrow marks a novel design can be realized, and augmentation of an effect of a design of the motorcycle headlight 50 (refer to Fig. 8) can be achieved. [0025] Fig. 11 is a side elevational section view of a motorcycle headlight of a second embodiment according to the present invention. It is to be noted that like parts to those of the motorcycle headlight 50 shown in Fig. 5 are denoted by like reference characters and detailed description of them is omitted. Reference character 82 denotes a reflector, 82a an edge of the reflector 82, 83 a swollen portion, 83a an opening provided in the swollen portion 83, 86 a transmission type lens on which an emblem 84 is formed, 87 a lamp provided on the rear side of the swollen portion 83 for illuminating the lens 86, and 88 a lamp holder for supporting the lamp 87. The motorcycle headlight 80 is configured such that the emblem 84 is formed on the transmission type lens 86, and the emblem 84 is illuminated by the lamp 87 so that it looks bright. In particular, since the motorcycle headlight 80 illuminates the emblem 84, further improvement in design of the motorcycle headlight can be achieved. [0026] It is to be noted that, while, in the embodiment, the emblem 64 is represented by concave characters as shown in Fig. 5, it may otherwise be represented by concave characters with a color or colors, an indication on a flat face by hot stamping or printing, an indication of convex characters, convex characters with hot stamping or plating or a combination of them. In other words, the emblem 64 may be an emblem represented by a character or characters, a figure or figures, a symbol or symbols or a combination of them or a combination of them with a color or colors and indicated by transmission through a lens. [0027] [Effects of the Invention] Since the present invention has the configuration described above, it exhibits the following effects. According to claim 1, a motorcycle headlight which includes a bulb, a reflector and a lens is configured such that a swollen portion is formed on an edge of the reflector and an emblem is provided on the swollen portion, and the swollen portion and the emblem are integrally covered with the lens. In particular, since also it is possible to form the emblem integrally with the swollen portion, reduction of the number of parts can be achieved. Further, since the emblem is integrally covered with the lens, a novel design can be realized, and augmentation in effect in design of the motorcycle headlight can be achieved. ] According to claim 2 since the motorcycle headlight according to claim 1 is mounted directly on a front cowl, simplification of the structure around the mount of the motorcycle headlight can be achieved. As a result, the facility in assembly and the" operability in aiming adjustment (optical axis adjustment) of the motorcycle headlight can be achieved. [0029] According to claim 3, since the motorcycle headlight according to claim 1 is mounted directly on a front cowl and a pair of winker lamps are disposed on the opposite sides of the front cowl below the motorcycle headlight, concentration of the structure around the motorcycle headlight can be achieved. As a result, improvement in assembling performance of the motorcycle can be achieved. [Description of Reference Characters] 10 ... motorcycle, 40 ... mounting structure for the motorcycle headlight, 41 ... front cowl, 42 ... winker lamp (winker lens) , 50, 80 ... motorcycle headlight, 51 ... bulb, 53 ... lens, 62, 82 ... reflector, 62a, 8"2a ... edge, 64, 84 ... emblem. WE CLAIM: 1 A motorcycle headlight which includes a bulb, a reflector and a lens, characterized in that a swollen portion is formed on an edge of said reflector and an emblem is provided on said swollen portion, and said swollen portion and said emblem are integrally covered with said lens, said swollen portion is disposed forward from front edge of bulb and is inclined backward. 2 A mounting structure for a motorcycle headlight, comprising a motorcycle headlight mounted directly on a front cowl; a pair of winker lamps disposed on the opposite sides of said front cown below said motorcycle headlight; and winker lamp portion overlapped with headlight portion in view of longitudinal axis. 3 A motorcycle headlight substantially as herein described with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Dated 4th day of March, 2002. [RAJAN AILAVADI] Of Remfry & Sagar Attorney for the applicants

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