Present disclosure generally relates to a field of automobiles. Particularly, the present disclosure relates to an indicator unit of a vehicle.
BACKGROUND
[2] Generally, and as per law, vehicles need to mandatorily include winker or indicator devices which are fixed to a vehicle component such as a front shock absorber fork and at rear side of the vehicle. Indicator devices in general includes a holding portion and lighting portion connected to the holding portion. The holding portion is connected to the vehicle component, thereby connecting the indicator device with the vehicle component. In conventional indicator devices, a wire harness which extends out of the lighting portion is routed through an inner surface of the holding portion and then connected to power lines of the vehicle. Such a configuration of guiding the wire harness along the inner surface of the holding portion, causes crimping of the wire with the vehicle component during installation, thereby causing damage to the wire harness.
[3] In some instances during installation of the indicator device, there may be chances that, the wire harness may be installed in its slack or loosened state, which cannot be recognized by the servicemen due to routing of the wire harness along the inner surface. This paves way for crimping of the wire harness with the vehicle component and affects appearance of the indicator device. Further, in case of damage to the wire harness, the conventional indicator devices pose a demand for removing the entire indicator device for repairing or changing the wire harness, thereby increasing the serviceability and maintenance cost, which is undesired.
[4] The present disclosure is directed to overcome one or more limitations stated above.

SUMMARY
[5] The one or more shortcomings of the prior art are overcome by the indicator unit as claimed, and additional advantages are provided through the provision of the indicator unit as claimed in the present disclosure. Additional features and advantages are realized through the techniques of the present disclosure. Other embodiments and aspects of the disclosure are described in detail herein and are considered a part of the claimed disclosure.
[6] An indicator unit of a vehicle is disclosed in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. Configuration of the indicator unit aids in routing the wire harness on an outer surface of the indicator unit at a rear end with respect to a vehicle component, thereby eliminating the chances of the wire harness being crimped with the vehicle component. This aids is easy assembly of the indicator unit with the vehicle body. Further, the indicator unit also aids in easy accessibility to the wire harness in case of damage to wire harness, without need to remove the indicator unit.
[7] In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, an indicator unit of a vehicle is disclosed. The indicator unit includes a securing section connectable to a component of the vehicle and an indicator section extending from the securing section and configured to house a light source. Further, the indicator unit includes a guide section defined along a portion of an outer surface of the securing section. The guide section is configured to support a wire harness. The configuration of the indicator unit aids in easy installation of the indicator unit with the vehicle component, since routing of the wire harness along the guide section on the outer surface of the securing section, eliminates chances of the wire harness from being crimped with the vehicle component. Also the configuration aids easy serviceability due to easy access of the wire harness to the servicemen in case of damage to the wire harness.
[8] In an embodiment, the component is a shock absorber fork of the vehicle.

[9] In an embodiment, the securing section is a cylindrical clamp configured to clamp around the shock absorber fork of the vehicle. The securing section comprises a tightening unit for fixing the securing section with the shock absorber fork of the vehicle.
[10] In an embodiment, the guide section is a groove extending along an upper end portion of the outer surface of the securing section. Further, the guide section is defined on the outer surface of the securing section, extends in a radial direction of the shock absorber fork of the vehicle. The groove aids in guiding or routing the wire harness along the outer surface of the securing section, thereby aiding in easy installation and serviceability of the indicator unit.
[11] In an embodiment, the securing section is defined with a slot defined in a length¬wise direction and configured to guide the wire harness towards the guide section.
[12] In an embodiment, the indicator unit includes a plurality of clip members configured on the outer surface of the securing section and overlapping at least a portion of the guide section offset to the guide section. Each of the plurality of clip members include a base portion, extending outwardly from the securing section and a body portion extending away from the base portion, at a distance from the securing section and configured to snappily hold the wire harness. The clip members secures the wire harness routed through the groove.
[13] In an embodiment, the indicator section is defined with a lead-out section, which communicates with the portion of the inner surface of the securing section and the lead-out section allows passage of the harness from the indicator section into the guide section.
[14] In accordance with another aspect of the present disclosure, an indicator unit of a vehicle is disclosed. The indicator unit includes a securing section connectable to a component of the vehicle and an indicator section extending from the securing section and configured to house a light source. Further, the indicator unit includes at least one clip member configured on the outer surface of the securing section and adapted to support a wire harness.

[15] It is to be understood that the aspects and embodiments of the disclosure described above may be used in any combination with each other. Several of the aspects and embodiments may be combined together to form a further embodiment of the disclosure.
[16] The foregoing summary is illustrative only and is not intended to be in any way limiting. In addition to the illustrative aspects, embodiments, and features described above, further aspects, embodiments, and features will become apparent by reference to the drawings and the following detailed description.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[17] The novel features and characteristics of the disclosure are set forth in the description. The disclosure itself, however, as well as a preferred mode of use, further objectives, and advantages thereof, will best be understood by reference to the following description of an illustrative embodiment when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. One or more embodiments are now described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings wherein like reference numerals represent like elements and in which:
[18] Figure 1 illustrates a front view of a two-wheeled vehicle including an indicator unit, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[19] Figure 2 illustrates an exploded view of the indicator unit, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[20] Figure 3 illustrates a view of the indicator unit, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[21] Figure 4 illustrates a magnified view of portion "A" of the indicator unit of Figure 3.

[22] Figure 5 illustrates rear perspective view of the indicator unit connected to a component of the vehicle, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[23] Skilled artisans will appreciate that elements in the drawings are illustrated for simplicity and have not necessarily been drawn to scale. For example, the dimensions of some of the elements in the drawings may be exaggerated relative to other elements to help to improve understanding of embodiments of the present disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[24] While the disclosure is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof have been shown by way of example in the illustrated figures and will be described in detail below. It should be understood, however that it is not intended to limit the disclosure to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, the disclosure is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the scope of the disclosure as defined by the appended claims.
[25] Before describing detailed embodiments, it may be observed that the novelty and inventive step that are in accordance with the present disclosure resides in the indicator unit. It is to be noted that a person skilled in the art can be motivated from the present disclosure and modify the various constructions of the indicator unit. However, such modification should be construed within the scope of the present disclosure. Accordingly, the drawings are showing only those specific details that are pertinent to understanding the embodiments of the present disclosure so as not to obscure the disclosure with details that will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art having benefit of the description herein.
[26] In the present disclosure, the term "exemplary" is used herein to mean "serving as an example, instance, or illustration." Any embodiment or implementation of the present subject matter described herein as "exemplary" is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments.

[27] The terms "comprises", "comprising", or any other variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusions, such that a device that comprises a list of components does not include only those components but may include other components not expressly listed or inherent to such setup or device. In other words, one or more elements in a system or apparatus proceeded by "comprises... a" does not, without more constraints, preclude the existence of other elements or additional elements in the system or apparatus.
[28] The terms like "at least one" and "one or more" may be used interchangeably or in combination throughout the description.
[29] Figure 1 illustrates a front view of a vehicle (200). As an example, the vehicle (200) is a motorcycle of saddle-riding type. The vehicle (200) includes a pair of front shock absorber forks (201) configured to pivotally support a front ground engaging member (203) of the motorcycle. The front shock absorber forks (201) are a cylindrical vehicle component, whose upper ends are steerably supported by a head pipe (not shown in figures) of a vehicle body frame via a steering stem (not shown in figures). A steering bar handle (202) is attached to a top portion of the steering stem. As apparent from Figure 1, a headlight (204) is installed at a front end of the vehicle (200) which forms the front facia of the vehicle (200). The headlight (204) is mounted towards the upper sides of the front shock absorber forks (201). An indicator unit (100) is installed on the front shock absorber forks (201) at both sides and at a lower portion of the headlight (204) in the vehicle (200) width direction (a leftward/rightward direction) thereof.
[30] The above disclosure provided is for better understanding of the present disclosure. Hereinafter, an indicator unit (100) for the vehicle (200) is elucidated. In the corresponding Figures. 2 to 5, only the components necessary for elucidation of the present disclosure may be depicted.
[31] Figure 2 illustrates an exploded view of the indicator unit (100). The indicator unit (100) may broadly include a securing section (101) and an indicator section (102). The indicator section (102) may extend from the securing section (101). In an

embodiment, the indicator section (102) may integrally extend from the securing section (101), thereby forming a unitary structure. In another embodiment, the securing section (101) and the indicator section (102) may be removably connected to each other by at least one of but not limiting to a threaded connection, an adhesive bonding, a solvent bonding and the like. In an embodiment, the indicator section (102) may be configured to house a light source (not shown in figures). The light source may be configured to selectively illuminate based on requirement of the operator, to indicate travel path of the vehicle (200). As an example, the light source may be but not limiting to a light emitting diode (LED) bulb, a halogen bulb, a filament bulb and the like. Further, the securing section (101) is configured to be connectable to a component such as but not limiting to a front shock absorber forks (201) of the vehicle (200). In an embodiment, the securing section (101) may be a cylindrical clamp having a cut-out (113) [as seen in Figure 4], which may define free ends of the securing section (101). The cut-out (113) may be defined on a rear side of the securing section (101) with respect to the component of the vehicle (200). The free ends may be selectively operated to increase the dimension (thus, radius) of the securing section (101) to facilitate fitting of the securing section (101) with the component of the vehicle (200).
[32] As apparent from Figures 2 and 3, the securing section (101) includes a tightening unit (108), which may be configured to fix the securing section (101) (thus, the indicator unit (100)) with the component of the vehicle (200). In an embodiment, the tightening unit (108) may include one or more locking protrusions (109) extending outwardly from the free ends. The one or more locking protrusions (109) may be defined with a cavity (107), which may be configured to receive a locking member (112), across the cut-out (113). The locking member (112) received through the one or more locking protrusions (109) may tighten the securing section (101) with the vehicle component, thereby aids in fixing the securing section (101) (thus, the indicator unit (100)) with the vehicle component. As an example, the locking member (112) received through the one or more locking protrusions (109) may tighten the securing section (101) around the shock absorber forks (201), thus fixing the securing section (101)[thus, the indicator unit (100)] with shock absorber forks (201). In an embodiment, the cavity (107) defined in the

one or more protrusions may be a threaded cavity and the locking member (112) may be but not limiting to a fastener.
[33] Referring further to Figures 2 and 3, the securing section (101) may include a guide section (103), which may be defined along a portion of an outer surface (104) of the securing section (101). The guide section (103) may be configured to support a wire harness (110), which extends from the indicator section (102). As best seen in Figure 4, the securing section (101) may include a lead-out section (111), which may communicate with the portion of the inner surface (106) of the securing section (101). The inner surface (106) may be defined with a slot (105) [as seen in Figure 2] extending in a length-wise direction. In an embodiment, the lead-out section (111) may be configured to allow passage of the wire harness (110) from the indicator section (102) onto the guide section (103) through the slot (105). In an embodiment, the guide section (103) may be a groove which may extend along an upper end portion of the outer surface (104) of the securing section (101). The configuration of the guide section (103) may facilitate in routing the wire harness (110) exiting through the lead-out section (111) from the indicator section (102), along the outer surface (104) of the securing section (101) and to power lines (not shown in figures) of the vehicle (200). This routing of the wire harness (110) along the outer surface (104) of the securing section (101) may facilitate easy installation of the indicator unit (100) with the component of the vehicle (200), as routing the wire harness (110) along the outer surface (104) of the securing section (101) eliminates the wire harness (110) from being crimped with the component of the vehicle (200). This also aids in protecting the wire harness (110) from being damaged during installation of the indicator unit (100). Further, routing of wire harness (110) along the outer surface (104) of the securing section (101) aids in easy accessibility of the wire harness (110) in case of damage to wire harness (110), without need to remove the entire indicator unit (100). The configuration also provide accessibility for adjusting the wire harness (110) during installation of the indicator unit (100) with the component of the vehicle (200).
[34] Referring back to Figures 2, 3 and 4, in an embodiment, the indicator unit (100) may include a plurality of clip members (114) which may be configured on the outer surface (104) of the securing section (101). In an embodiment, the plurality of clip

members (114) may be configured to extend in a longitudinal direction with respect to the outer surface (104) of the securing section (101) and may overlap a portion of the guide section (103). In an illustrated embodiment, the indicator unit (100) include two clip members (114) and the same cannot be construed as limitation, since the indicator unit (100) may include less or more than two clip members (114) base on the requirement. As clearly seen in Figure 4, each of the plurality of clip members (114) may include a base portion (115), which may extend outwardly away from the securing section (101). Further, the clip member (114) may include a body portion (116), which may extend longitudinally with respect to the outer surface (104) of the securing section. The body portion (116) may extend longitudinally at a distance from the outer surface (104) of the securing section (101), thereby defining a gap between the outer surface (104) of the securing section (101) and the body portion (116) of the clip member (114). As seen in Figure 5, the plurality of clip members (114) may snappily hold the wire harness (110), routed through the guide section (103), thereby securing the wire harness (110) within the guiding section.
[35] Although, the indicator unit (100) comprising both the securing section (101) and the plurality of clip members (114) for supporting and guiding the wire harness (110) has been exemplified, in some embodiments, the indicator unit (100) may include either one of the securing section (101) and the plurality of clip members (114) for supporting the wire harness (110).
[36] Although the front shock absorber forks (201) has been exemplified as the vehicle body in the embodiment, other members such as a frame, a guard, and a stay may be applied as the vehicle body.
[37] In addition, although the fastening member has been exemplified as the locking member in the embodiment, other members such as a clip, a rivet, and a turnbuckle may be applied as the fastening members.
[38] Vehicles to which the present invention is applied include not only motorcycles (including motorized bicycles and scooters) but also three-wheeled vehicles (including

two front-wheeled and one rear-wheeled vehicles in addition to one front-wheeled and two rear-wheeled vehicles) or four-wheeled vehicles.
[39] The various embodiments of the present disclosure have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present disclosure is not limited to the illustrated embodiments; rather, these embodiments are intended to fully and completely disclose the subject matter of the disclosure to those skilled in this art. In the drawings, like numbers refer to like elements throughout. Thicknesses and dimensions of some components may be exaggerated for clarity.
[40] Herein, the terms "attached", "connected", "interconnected", "contacting", "mounted", "coupled" and the like can mean either direct or indirect attachment or contact between elements, unless stated otherwise.
[41] Well-known functions or constructions may not be described in detail for brevity and/or clarity. As used herein the expression "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
[42] The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the disclosure. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms "comprises", "comprising", "includes" and/or "including" when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.
[43] While considerable emphasis has been placed herein on the particular features of this disclosure, it will be appreciated that various modifications can be made, and that many changes can be made in the preferred embodiments without departing from the principles of the disclosure. These and other modifications in the nature of the disclosure or the preferred embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the

disclosure herein, whereby it is to be distinctly understood that the foregoing descriptive matter is to be interpreted merely as illustrative of the disclosure and not as a limitation.
EQUIVALENTS:
[44] The embodiments herein and the various features and advantageous details thereof are explained with reference to the non-limiting embodiments in the description. Descriptions of well-known components and processing techniques are omitted so as to not unnecessarily obscure the embodiments herein. The examples used herein are intended merely to facilitate an understanding of ways in which the embodiments herein may be practiced and to further enable those of skill in the art to practice the embodiments herein. Accordingly, the examples should not be construed as limiting the scope of the embodiments herein.
[45] The foregoing description of the specific embodiments will so fully reveal the general nature of the embodiments herein that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily modify and/or adapt for various applications such specific embodiments without departing from the generic concept, and, therefore, such adaptations and modifications should and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalents of the disclosed embodiments. It is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation. Therefore, while the embodiments herein have been described in terms of preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that the embodiments herein can be practiced with modification within the spirit and scope of the embodiments as described herein.
[46] Any discussion of documents, acts, materials, devices, articles and the like that has been included in this specification is solely for the purpose of providing a context for the disclosure. It is not to be taken as an admission that any or all of these matters form a part of the prior art base or were common general knowledge in the field relevant to the disclosure as it existed anywhere before the priority date of this application.
[47] The numerical values mentioned for the various physical parameters, dimensions or quantities are only approximations and it is envisaged that the values higher/lower than

the numerical values assigned to the parameters, dimensions or quantities fall within the scope of the disclosure, unless there is a statement in the specification specific to the contrary.

Claim:

1. An indicator unit (100) of a vehicle (200), comprising:
a securing section (101) connectable to a component of the vehicle (200);
an indicator section (102) extending from the securing section (101) and configured to house a light source; and
a guide section (103) defined along a portion of an outer surface (104) of the securing section (101), the guide section (103) is configured to support a wire harness (110).
2. The indicator unit (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the component is a shock absorber fork (201) of the vehicle (200).
3. The indicator unit (100) as claimed in claims 1 to 2, wherein the securing section (101) is a cylindrical clamp configured to clamp around the shock absorber fork (201) of the vehicle (200).
4. The indicator unit (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the guide section (103) is a groove extending along an upper end portion of the outer surface (104) of the securing section (101).
5. The indicator unit (100) as claimed in claims 1 to 4, wherein the guide section (103), defined on the outer surface (104) of the securing section (101), extends in radial direction of the shock absorber fork (201) of the vehicle (200).
6. The indicator unit (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the securing section (101) is defined with a slot (105) extending in a length-wise direction and configured to guide the wire harness (110) towards the guide section (103).
7. The indicator unit (100) as claimed in claim 1, comprises a plurality of clip members (114) configured on the outer surface (104) of the securing section (101) and overlapping at least a portion of the guide section (103) offset to the guide section (103).

8. The indicator unit (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of
clip members (114) comprises:
a base portion (115), extending outwardly from the securing section (101);
a body portion (116), extending longitudinally from the base portion (115), at a distance from the outer surface (104) of the securing section (101) and configured to snappily hold the wire harness (110).
9. The indicator unit (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the securing section (101) comprises a tightening unit (108) for fixing the securing section (101) with the shock absorber fork (201) of the vehicle (200).
10. The indicator unit (100) as claimed in claims 1 to 4, wherein the indicator section (102) is defined with a lead-out section (111), which communicates with the portion of the inner surface (106) of the securing section (101) and the lead-out section (111) allows passage of the wire harness (110) from the indicator section (102) into the guide section (103).
11. An indicator unit (100) of a vehicle, comprising:
a securing section (101) connectable to a component of the vehicle (200);
an indicator section (102) extending from the securing section (101) and configured to house a light source; and
at least one clip member (103) configured on the outer surface (104) of the securing section (101) and adapted to support a wire harness (110).
12. The indicator unit as claimed in claim 11, wherein the at least one clip member (103), comprising:
a base portion (115), extending outwardly from the securing section (101);
a body portion (116), extending longitudinally from the base portion (115), at a distance from the outer surface (104) of the securing section (101) and configured to snappily hold the wire harness (110).

13. The indicator unit (100) as claimed in claim 11, wherein the securing section (101) is a cylindrical clamp configured to clamp around the shock absorber fork (201) of the vehicle (200).