Patent ID: 8534692
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: B62K

Abstract:
1. A front wheel suspension for a single-track vehicle wherein a front wheel is rotatably supported on a fork wheel carrier through an axle and the wheel carrier is coupled to a frame and a steering bar of the vehicle connected to a handlebar, the frame including a first frame bar in connection with a second frame bar and the second frame bar receiving a saddle; wherein the steering bar is coupled to the wheel carrier by means of a lever connection; wherein the wheel carrier is coupled to the frame by means of an articulated connection separate from the wheel carrier; and wherein the articulated connection has a substantially vertical pivot axis substantially along a line from an articulated mounting of the steering bar on the frame to the support of the front wheel on the wheel carrier, and the substantially vertical pivot axis being substantially parallel to the steering bar; wherein the steering bar is comprised of a fork bar partially encompassing the front wheel, which fork bar, on its ends facing away from the handlebar, is coupled to the fork wheel carrier via a lever connection; wherein the articulated connection between the wheel carrier and the frame is an articulated lever connection; and wherein the articulated lever connection is formed by a swing arm pivotally hinged to the first frame bar and a pivotable suspension strut coupled thereto and hinged to the second frame bar.