DESC:FIELD OF INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a front covering structure for an automobile and more particularly to a front visor for a two wheeled scooter type motorcycle vehicle.
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
[0002] A visor is used in two wheeled vehicles to protect the rider’s face from wind gust hitting his/her face while riding the vehicle. Many a times, the wind consists of many dust particulates, which may hit the rider’s eyes and could lead to safety hazard especially while driving at high speeds. A typical two-wheeled vehicle such as a scooter type motorcycle has a fixed visor, which is rigidly fastened to the front cover structure or a frame member. Such a fixed visor is many a time not capable of safeguarding the riders face of different heights and hence may cause inconvenience to riders. Furthermore, a fixed visor may not be suitable for riders of different heights as well as for different riding postures.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0003] To obviate the problem associated with the existing visor which at many a times is not capable of safeguarding the riders face of different heights and hence may cause inconvenience to riders, and with the aim to provide a mechanism for safeguarding face of riders with different heights, from wind gusts, the current invention discloses an adjustable visor, which can be adjusted angularly and linearly. In addition, the current invention in yet another embodiment discloses the adjustable front visor that is adjustable linearly in both substantially horizontal and vertical directions.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0004] Figure 1 shows typical two-wheeled vehicle.
[0005] Figure 2 Illustrates mounting of the visor to the adjacent front covering parts of the vehicle.
[0006] Figure 3 illustrates a typical visor on the two-wheeler.
[0007] Figure 4 illustrates the angular adjustment mechanism for the visor in the vehicle.
[0008] Figure 5 illustrates the linear adjustment mechanism for the visor in the vehicle.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0009] According to the current invention, for safeguarding face of riders with different heights from wind gusts, the current invention discloses an adjustable visor, which can be adjusted both in an angular and linear directions. In addition, the current invention provides the adjustable front visor, which is further adjustable linearly in both substantially horizontal and vertical directions. The angular adjustment as per the present invention refers to the movement of the visor from the “front to rear” or “rear to front” direction by keeping the lower most mounting point of the visor stationary. The linear adjustment relates to sliding of the whole visor linearly in such a way that the position of the lowermost point of the visor with respect to rider’s face varies during the adjustment.
[00010] In order that those skilled in the art can understand the present invention, the invention is further described below in detail so that various features of the invention thereof proposed here are discernible from the description thereof set out hereunder. However, these descriptions and the appended drawings are only used for those skilled in the art to understand the objects, features, and characteristics of the present invention and not to be used to confine the scope and spirit of the present invention. The linear adjustment mechanism and the angular adjustment mechanism described herein is for the purpose of illustration for a person skilled in the art and the adjustment mechanisms of the visor may be implemented through any other means as well.
[00011] Figure 1 shows vehicle 1, rear wheel 2, engine 3, air filter 4, front wheel 5, floor board 6, utility box 7, head light 8, side panel 9, rear suspension 10, grab rail 11, tail lamp 12, rider seat 13 and a visor 14. The current invention relates to the front portion and specifically to visor 14. Figure 2 shows the visor 14, headlamp 8, number plate mounting bracket 21, handlebar cover top 22, handle bar cover bottom 23,front panel top LH 24, front panel side LH 25 and a front panel bottom LH 26. “F” illustrates the front direction of the vehicle and “R” denotes rear direction of the vehicle.
[00012] Figure 2 shows the front view of the visor of the two-wheeled scooter type motorcycle vehicle. Figure 2 shows head light 8, visor 14, number plate mounting bracket 21, handle bar cover bottom 23, front panel top LH 24, front panel bottom LH 26, speedometer housing 31. The visor as disclosed in the current invention is an adjustable visor with provisions for adjusting the visor 14 both linearly and angularly with respect to the visor surface. The functionality of visor movement in both the angular and linear direction is implemented by providing a pawl and ratchet mechanism. For the angular rotation, mechanism of the visor a pawl and ratchet mechanism that rotates the visor in a circular manner is used. Such a pawl and ratchet mechanism stops the visor at a particular angle once the rider completes the adjustment as per the requirement. For the linear motion, mechanism of the visor a rack and pinion mechanism that translates the visor in a linear manner is used. Such a rack and pinion mechanism stops the visor at a particular distance once the rider completes the adjustment.
[00013] Figure 3 shows side view of the scooter-type motorcycle vehicle. Figure 3 shows head light 8, visor 14, number plate mounting bracket 21, handle bar cover bottom 23, front panel top LH 24, front panel bottom LH 26, speedometer housing 31 and a glove box 32. The visor 14 is capable of rotating as well as linearly translating.
[00014] Figure 4 shows visor 14, speedometer housing 31, front panel top LH 24, handle bar cover bottom 25, front panel side LH 26, glove box 32, visor angular motion 41 and stepper bracket 42. Figure 4 further illustrates the angular rotation 41 of the visor 41 across the lower portion on stepper bracket 42. Stepper bracket 42 is equipped with plurality of steps corresponding to each angular rotation of the visor. The stepper bracket has zigzag provisions that function as an interlock mechanism to lock the visor at a particular angle.
[00015] The adjustable visor for scooter type vehicle as disclosed herein rests on top surface of front panel with laterally spaced sidewall members that extend downwardly from the lateral edges of the top surface. For implementing the linear sliding mechanism, a recess portion is formed in the top surface of the front panel top in-between the top end portion and its bottom end portion. The recess portion has a downwardly extending wall and a pair of laterally spaced downwardly extending side walls. A plurality of snap fasteners has their female portions attached to the surface of the walls and they are laterally spaced apart from each other so that they mate with the male portion of the snap fasteners that are secured to the top surface and the visor.
[00016] Figure 5 shows head light 8, number plate mounting bracket 21, front panel top LH 24, handle bar cover bottom 25, front panel side LH 26, speedometer housing 31, glove box 32, linear motion vertical direction 51 and sliding latch 52. The visor 14 is equipped with a sliding rail formed out of the sidewall members on which the visor can slide once the sliding latch 52 is activated. Arrow 51 shows the sliding of the visor in rearwardly upward direction once the sliding latch 52 has been activated.
[00017] In yet another embodiment of the present invention, to implement the angular adjustment mechanism, a pair of circular plate in a recess portion is formed in the bottom end portion. The circular plates have plurality of snap fasteners with their female portions mate with the male portion of the snap fasteners. Once the visor is angularly rotated, the male and female portions of the snap fit fasteners are aligned to the next male and female portions of the said snap fasteners and hold the visor at the new orientation.
,CLAIMS:We claim:
1. A front visor (14) for a two wheeled scooter type vehicle (1), said two wheeled scooter type vehicle (1) comprising:
a speedometer housing (31) housing a dashboard which accommodates a speedometer, fuel gauge and display unit for vehicle parameters;
a front panel top comprising of a front panel top LH (24) and a front panel top RH which covers said speedometer housing (31) from front “F” of the vehicle; and
a headlight (8) disposed at substantially lower portion of said front panel top LH (24) and the front panel top RH;
characterized in that:
the visor (14) is mounted between said front panel top LH (24) from a first side and by the front panel top RH from a second side and is disposed substantially above said headlight (8).
2. The front visor (14) for the two wheeled scooter type vehicle as claimed in claim 1, wherein said visor (14) is angularly adjustable through a stepper bracket (42).
3. The front visor (14) for the two wheeled scooter type vehicle as claimed in claim 1, wherein said visor (14) is equipped with a sliding rail formed out of said front panel top LH (24) and the front panel top RH on which the visor can slide once a sliding latch (52) is activated.
4. The front visor (14) for the two-wheeled scooter-type vehicle as claimed in claim 1, wherein said visor (14) is provided with a number plate-mounting bracket (21).