Patent ID: 8899368
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: B62K

Abstract:
1. A steering apparatus for a vehicle comprising: a handlebar; an axle supporting arm vertically swingably supported by a vehicle body, the axle supporting arm extending forward from the vehicle body; a front axle fixed to a front end of the axle supporting arm; a wheel supporting cylindrical shaft laterally swingably supported by the front axle; a hub of a front wheel rotatably fitted on an outer periphery of the wheel supporting cylindrical shaft; a bracket member independent from the axle supporting arm, the bracket member extending radially outward of the front wheel from the wheel supporting cylindrical shaft; a steering shaft which is laterally turnably supported by a head pipe of a vehicle body frame; and a link mechanism which connects the steering shaft and the bracket member to each other such that a steering force can be transmitted from the handlebar to the front wheel, wherein the link mechanism includes a plurality of link members, the link members are connected to each other in a plurality of articulations such that the link members can angularly move around an angularly moving shaft which is parallel to a centerline of the wheel supporting cylindrical shaft, and the bracket member includes a portion which supports a brake caliper.