STAND DEVICE
FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY
[0001] The present invention relates to two-wheeled vehicle and, more
particularly, to stand device for two-wheeled vehicle.
BACKGROUND
[0002] 'Generally, two-wheeled vehicles are provided with a centre stand and a
side stand. When a two-wheeled vehicle (hereinafter 'vehicle') is not being driven by an
operator; it can be supported o!l the ground I ground supporting member using the centre
stand. The centre stand is mounted to the vehicle such that it is swivellable about an axis
extending in the transverse direction of the vehicle. For convenience, the centre stand is
further provided with a foot-lever which can swivel the centre stand about this swivelling
axis from a first end position for the driving operation into a second end position for
parking the vehicle in an upright position. The foot lever aids the parking of the vehicle,
for instance, the foot lever can be loaded at its free end, which generates a torque about
the contact point of the centre stand on the ground. The generated torque lifts up the
vehicle. Typically, foot lever is mounted to the centre stand.
[0003] However, parking the vehicle on the centre stand requires effort by the
operator, particularly if the vehicle is heavy. This effort can be reduced by increasing the
length of the foot lever. However, the foot lever with increased length may interfere with
other parts of the vehicle. Another option could be to decrease the height of the centre
stand so that the contact point of the centre stand on the ground is shifted front of the
vehicle i.e. towards rotational axis of the centre stand with the frame body, however, by
doing so, the gap of the rear wheel I tire with the ground decreases when the vehicle is
parked on the centre stand.
SUMMARY
[0004] Object of the present invention is to provide a stand device which can
reduce the effort of operator while parking the vehicle on a centre stand without
increasing length of a foot lever or decreasing height of the centre stand.
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[0005) To achieve the above object along with additional benefits, in an
embodiment, a stand device for a tw9-wheeled vehicle comprises a right leg and a left
leg swivellably coupled with a lower body frame of the two-wheeled vehicle. The right
leg and left leg are configured to swivel together about a transverse axis between a
retracted position and a parked position. The stand device comprises a foot lever attached
to at least one of the right leg and the left leg. The stand device comprises a leg pad
attached to a lower end of at least one of the right leg and the left leg. The leg pad
comprises a contoured forwardly extended portion, where a free end of the contoured
forwardly extended portio'n is higher than the lower end in the parked position.
[0006] In an embodiment, the stand device comprises a cross bar connected to
the lower body frame, a left bracket member having an upper end and a lower end, and a
right bracket member having an upper end and lower end. The upper end of each of the
left bracket member and the right bracket member is connected to the cross bar, the
lower end of the left bracket member is connected to the left leg, and the lower end of the
right bracket member connected to the right leg.
[0007] In an embodiment, the cross bar is a hollow bar having the transverse
axis, and the cross bar is welded to the lower body frame. The· upper end of each of the
left bracket member and the right bracket member is welded to the cross bar, the lower
end of the left bracket member is welded to the left leg, and the lower end of the right
bracket member is welded to the right leg.·
[0008) In an embodiment, the stand device further comprises at least one
reinforcement member connected between the contoured forwardly extended portion and
a lower end portion of respective leg of the right leg and the left leg.
[0009] In an embodiment, the stand device further comprises a lock pin attached
at an intermediate portion along a length of at least one of the right leg or the left leg,
where the lock pin is configured to receive an end of a stand device spring.
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0010] The invention itself, together with further features and attended
· advantages, will become apparent from consideration of the following detailed
description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. One or more
embodiments of the present invention are now described, by way of example only, with
reference to the accompanying drawing wherein like reference numerals represent like
elements and in which:
[0011] Figure 1 illustrates a schematic view of two-wheeled vehicle fitted with
stand device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
[0012] Figure 2 illustrates a schematic view of a stand device of the two-wheeled
vehicle, according to an embodiment of the present invention;
[0013] Figure 3 illustrates another view of the stand device, according to an
embodiment of the present invention;
[0014] Figure 4 illustrates a position of a conventional stand device and the stand
device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
0 [0015] Figure 5 illustrates an extended parked position of the stand device
according to an embodiment of the present invention; and
[0016] Figure 6 illustrates a retracted position of the stan.d device according to an
embodiment of the present invention.
[0017] The drawings referred to in this description are not to be understood as
being drawn to scale except if specifically noted, and such drawings are only exemplary
in nature.
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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[0018] While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative
forms, specific embodiment thereof has been shown by way of example in the drawing
and will be described below. It should be understood, however that it is not intended to
limit the invention to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, the invention is
to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternative falling within the spirit and the
scope of the invention.
[0.019] The terms "comprises", "comprising", or any other variations thereof, are
intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a setup, device or method that
comprises a list of components or steps does not include only those components or steps
but may include other components or steps not expressly listed or inherent to such setup,
device or method. 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.
[0020] The terms "front I forward", "rear I rearward I back I backward", "up I
upper I upward", "down I downward I lower I lowerward" that may be used therein
represent the directions as seen from a vehicle driver sitting astride and these directions
are referred by arrows Fr, Rr, U, Lr in the drawing figures. Further, "left I leftward",
"right I rightward" that may be used herein represent the directions as seen from a
vehicle driver sitting astride.
[0021] For the better understanding of this invention, reference would now be
made to the embodiments illustrated in greater depth in the accompanying figures and
description hereinbelow, further, in the following figures, the same reference numerals
are used to identify the same components in various views.
[0022] While the present invention is illustrated in the context of a saddle riding
type vehicle, however, the stand device and aspects and features thereof can be used with
other type of vehicles as well, including without limitation, scooter type vehicles,
motorcycles, mopeds, all off road type vehicles or the like. It may be noted that the terms
"saddle riding type vehicle" or "vehicle" or "two-wheeled vehicle" are interchangeably
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used in the description and refers to the saddle riding type vehicle such as a two-wheeled
vehicle.
[0023] Figure 1 illustrates a schematic view of a two-wheeled vehicle (101) (also
referred to as 'vehicle (101)) fitted with a stand device (102) according to an
embodiment of the present invention. The conventional parts of the two-wheeled vehicle
(1 01) are known to a person skilled in the art and hence ·related description is omitted
here. The stand device (102) is swivellab1y supported to a lower body frame (103) of the
two-wheeled vehicle (101) for pivotal movement between a retracted position (depicted
in the Figure 6) where the vehicle (1 01) can move and the extended parked position
(depicted in the Figure 5) when the vehicle (101) is parked in the upright position such
that the vehicle (101) is supported on a front wheel of the vehicle (101) and the stand
device (1 02).
[0024] Figure 2 illustrates the stand device (102) and Figure 3 illustrates one part
of the stand device (102) and a portion of the frame body according to an embodiment of
the present invention. The stand device (102) comprises a left leg (llOa), a right leg
(110b), a foot lever (104) and a cross bar (116). Each of the left leg (110a) and right leg
(110b) comprises at least one leg pad and at least one reinforcement member.
[0025) . As referred in Figure 2, the stand device (1 02) is disposed on a
schematically illustrated two-wheeled vehicle (101) for pivoting movement about a
transverse vehicle axis (Tv). The stand device (1 02) is adapted· to be swivelled back and
forth between two end positions, specifically an end position for the driving operation
· i.e. the retracted position of the stand device (1 02) and other end position for parking the
·two-wheeled vehicle (101) i.e. extended parked position of the stand device (102).
[0026] ·Figure 2 and Figure 3, depict an embodiment of the stand device (102)
comprising a left leg (11 Oa) and a right leg (11 Ob ). In an implementation, the left leg
{I lOa) has a left bracket member (114a) welded thereto and the right leg (llOb) has a
right bracket member (114b). welded thereto. The cross bar (116) having a swivelling
axis is connected, by welding, to the upper ends of both the left bracket member (114a)
and the right bracket member (114b). In one form, the cross bar (116) is of a hollow
configuration, and is attached to the lower body frame (103) of the vehicle (101). The
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left leg ( 11 Oa) at intermediate portion along its length is provided with a lock pin (114p ),
where the lock pin (114p) is adapted to receive one end of a stand device spring (not
shown). It should be noted that such lock pin (114p) can also be provided on the right leg
(110b). The left leg (110a) has the foot lever (104) fixedly connected to the lower portion
thereof.
[0027] The left leg (llOa) and the right leg (llOb) are provided with at least one
leg pad such as a left leg pad (106a) and a right leg pad (106b), respectively. The leg
pads ((106a) ami (106b)) are welded to the lower end of the respective left leg (I lOa) and .
the right leg (11 Ob) and forms that part of the stand device (1 02) which come in contact
with the ground I ground supporting member (105). The left leg pad (106a) and the right
leg pad (106b) are curved members. The left leg pad (106a) and right leg pad (106b)
have substantially same profile. Profile of the leg pads are contoured such that it aid easy
parking of vehicle (101) on the stand device (102). More specifically, each ofthe left leg
pad (106a) and right leg pad (106b) comprises a contoured forwardly extended portion,
wherein in the parked position, a free end of the forwardly extended portion is higher
than the lower end of the respective leg pad. For instance, the contoured forwardly
extended portion of the left leg pad (106a) is shown by reference numeral 120, and a free
end 120a of the contoured forwardly extended portion (120) is higher than a lower end
(122a) efthe left leg (110a) in the parked position.
[0028] In an embodiment, each of the left leg (11 Oa) and .the right leg (11 Ob) is
·further provided with a reinforcement member, for example, the left leg (11 Oa) is
provided with a left reinforcement member (108a) and the right leg (11 Ob) is provided
with a right ·reinforcement member (1 08b ). The left reinforcement member (1 08a)
extends from the left leg (110a) in the frontward and downward direction in such manner
that at one end the left reinforcement member (1 08a) is fixed to the left leg (11 Oa) and at
other end the left reinforcement member (1 08a) is fixed to the left leg pad (106a),
particularly to that surface of the left leg pad (106a) which is opposite of the surface (see,
102g in Figure 1) which comes in contact with the ground I ground supporting member.
Similarly, the right reinforcement member (108b) extends from the right leg (llOb) in
the frontward and downward direction in such manner that at one end the right
reinforcement member (1 08b) is fixed to the right leg (11 Ob) and at other end the right
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reinforcement member (108b) is fixed to that right leg pad (106b), particularly to that
surface of the right leg pad (1 06b) which is opposite of the surface which comes in
contact with the ground I ground supporting member. In a configuration, as shown in
Figure 3, the left reinforcement member (1 08a) is connected between the contoured
forwardly extended portion (120) and a lower end portion (124a) of the left leg (110a).
[0029] For the operation, the foot lever (104) which is fixedly connected to the
left leg (110a) can be loaded by the operator intending to park the vehicle (101) onto the
stand device (1 02). If the stand device (I 02) is in the retracted position, the operator of
the vehicle (101) has to place his foot to apply a force on the free end of the foot lever
(I04). As the force is applied on the foot lever (I04), the stand device (I02) is turned
about the transverse vehicle axis (Tv) thereby both the left leg pad (106a) and the right
leg pad (I 06b) touch the ground I ground supporting member (105). In Figure 4, the
stand device (1 02) is illustrated in an intermediate position between the two end
positions, the position in which the stand device (I02) touches the ground I ground
supporting member (105) by its two legs such as left leg (110a), a right leg (llOb) (not
shown in Figure 4) at ground supporting points (PI) and, as a result of a further
application of force, the vehicle (101) would be lifted onto the stand device (102). The
illustrated position of the stand device (I 02) shows the moment at which change of the
centre of rotation takes place, from the rotation about the transverse vehicle axis (Tv) to
the rotation about an axis through the ground supporting point (PI).
[0030] It is understood that further loading on the foot lever (1 04) will now rotate ·
the stand device (I 02) about another reference i.e. the connection line with the ground
supporting point (PI). This torque swivels. the stand device (I02) about the ground
supporting points (PI) while lifting the two-wheeled vehicle (10I).
[0031] Figure 4 illustrates a comparison of conventional stand device depicted by
phantom lines vis-a vis the stand device (I 02) according to the inventions depicted by the
continuous lines. As can be seen in Figure 4, since the left leg pad (I 06a) and right leg
pad (I 06b) are bigger than conventional leg pad, the ground supporting point (P 1) in case
of the stand device (I02) is frontward than the ground supporting point (P2) of the
conventional stand device. This leads to lesser effort on the free end of the foot lever
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(104) for parking the vehicle (101). Also, position of the vehicle (101) in the parked
condition is same as that in the conventional system. As the reduction in the effort is
achieved without changing the height of the stand device, there is no effect on the tire
clearance. Further, since the length of the foot lever ( 104) is not needed to be increased,
there is no interference problem with other parts of the vehicle (101).
[0032] While few embodiments of the present invention have been described
above, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the above embodiments
and modifications may be appropriately made thereto within the spirit and scope of the
invention.
[0033] While considerable emphasis has been placed herein on the particular
features of this invention, 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 invention. These and other modifications in the nature of the
invention 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 invention and not as a
limitation.

CLAIMS
We claim:
1. A stand device for a two-wheeled vehicle, the stand device comprising:
a right leg and a left leg, both legs swivellably coupled with a lower body
frame of the two-wheeled vehicle, wherein the right leg and left leg are configured to
swivel together about a transverse axis between a retracted position and a parked
position;
a foot lever attached to at least one of the right leg and the left leg; and
a leg pad attached to a lower end of at least one of the right leg and the left
leg, the leg pad comprising a contoured forwardly extended portion, wherein in the
parked position a free end of the contoured forwardly extended portion is higher than the
lower end. ·
2. The stand device as claimed in claim 1 and further comprising:
a cross bar connected to the lower body frame;
a left bracket member having an upper end and a lower end; and
a right bracket member having an upper end and lower end, the upper end of each
of the left bracket member and the right bracket member connected to the cross bar, the
lower end of the left bracket member connected to the left leg, and the lower end of the
right bracket member.connected to the right leg.
3. The stand device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the cross bar is a hollow bar
having the transverse axis, the cross bar welded to the lower body frame.
4. The stand device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the upper end of each of the·left
bracket member and the right bracket member is welded to the cross bar, the lower end
of the left bracket member is welded to the left leg, and the lower end of the right bracket
member is welded to the right leg.
5. The stand device as claimed in claim 1 and further comprising at least one
reinforcement member connected between the contoured forwardly extended portion and
a lower end portion of respective leg of the right leg and the left leg.
6. The stand device as claimed in claim 1 and further comprising a lock pin attached
at an intermediate portion along a length of at least one of the right leg or the left leg, the
lock pin configured to receive an end of a stand device