Patent Description:
In the state of the art, luggages of a motorcycle are known, separably mounted with support frames associable with a motorcycle. Document <CIT>, which shows all the features of the preamble of independent claim <NUM>, shows a known luggage of motorcycle.

Disadvantageously, the luggages are separably mountable with the support frames by means of engagement elements, which are positioned directly in contact with the support frame and in positions, which are difficult to access, complicating the assembly and disassembly of the luggages from the support frames.

It is an object of the present invention to realize a luggage of a motorcycle, which can easily be assembled and disassembled from a support frame associable with the motorcycle, that the control mechanism for assembling and disassembling the luggage is easily accessible and safe and that it overcomes the drawbacks of the prior art.

According to the invention, such object is achieved with a luggage of a motorcycle according to claim <NUM>.

It is a further object of the present invention to make an assembly kit, which allows a luggage of a motorcycle to easily be assembled and disassembled from a support frame associable with the motorcycle, that the control mechanism for assembling and disassembling the luggage is easily accessible and safe and that it overcomes the drawbacks of the prior art.

According to the invention, such further object is achieved with an assembly kit according to claim <NUM>.

Other features are provided in the dependent claims.

The features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following description, which is to be understood as exemplifying and not limiting, with reference to the appended schematic drawings, wherein:.

With reference to the described figures, an assembly kit is shown comprising at least one luggage of a motorcycle <NUM>, and a support frame <NUM> configured to be associable with a frame of a motorcycle.

Said support frame <NUM> comprises at least one tubular element <NUM>-<NUM> comprising at least one engageable element <NUM> for each luggage <NUM>.

Only one luggage <NUM> and only one engageable element <NUM> is shown in <FIG>, however, alternatively, it is possible to comprise a variety of luggages <NUM>, each of which is respectively separably mountable with a respective engageable element <NUM> of a variety of engageable elements <NUM> mounted on different portions of the support frame <NUM> so as to be able to mount said variety of luggages <NUM>. For example, it can be comprised that each tubular element <NUM>-<NUM> includes a respective engageable element <NUM>.

As shown in detail in <FIG>, <FIG>, <FIG>, <FIG> the support frame <NUM> comprises four tubular elements <NUM>-<NUM> arranged according to a quadrangular configuration, which comprises an upper tubular element <NUM>, two lateral tubular elements <NUM> and <NUM> and a lower tubular element <NUM>. The lateral tubular elements <NUM> comprise at least one further tubular element <NUM> adapted to be associated with said frame of the motorcycle. The upper tubular element <NUM> mounts said engageable element <NUM>.

The engageable element <NUM> extends towards a rear wall <NUM> of the luggage <NUM> and it is adapted to be inserted into a through opening <NUM> of said luggage <NUM>, which is hollowed out in the rear wall <NUM> of the luggage <NUM>.

The engageable element <NUM> further comprises a through opening <NUM>, which allows a passage through, from an upper portion to a lower portion of the engageable element <NUM>.

The luggage <NUM> comprises the rear wall <NUM>, which passes from a position of engagement with the support frame <NUM> to a position of disengagement from the support frame <NUM>.

The luggage <NUM> comprises a side wall <NUM>, which can easily be accessed by a person. The luggage <NUM> comprises a control mechanism <NUM> comprising at least one control lever <NUM>.

The control mechanism <NUM> is securely mounted with the side wall <NUM> of the luggage <NUM> so that it is easily accessible and makes it advantageously easy to control the assembly and disassembly of the luggage <NUM> on/from the support frame <NUM>.

The luggage comprises a hooking mechanism <NUM>, which comprises at least one engagement element <NUM>.

The engagement element <NUM> passes from a position of engagement with said engageable element <NUM> of said support frame <NUM> to a position of disengagement from said engageable element <NUM>.

The luggage <NUM> comprises a lever system <NUM>, comprising a cord <NUM> comprising a first end connected to said control mechanism <NUM> and a second end connected to said hooking mechanism <NUM>.

Said engagement element <NUM> is slidably mounted with said luggage <NUM> to pass from said position of engagement to said position of disengagement with said engageable element <NUM>.

As shown in <FIG>, <FIG>, <FIG>, <FIG> the engagement element <NUM> is slidably mounted in a seat <NUM> hollowed out in the rear wall <NUM> of the luggage <NUM>.

Said engagement element <NUM> is connected to said second end of said cord <NUM> of said lever system <NUM>. As shown in detail in <FIG> and <FIG> the second end of the cord <NUM> is mounted with a lower portion <NUM> of the engagement element <NUM>.

Said hooking mechanism <NUM> comprises two elastic return elements <NUM> mounted on sliding guides <NUM> for said engagement element <NUM>. The sliding guides <NUM> are vertically arranged cylinders, mounted on top of each of which is the elastic return element <NUM>, which is a helicoidal spring. Each elastic return element <NUM> passes from a position of maximum elongation to a position of minimum elongation. The position of maximum elongation of the elastic return element <NUM> corresponds to said position of engagement between said engagement element <NUM> and said engageable element <NUM>. Said position of minimum elongation of the elastic return element <NUM> corresponds to said position of disengagement between said engagement element <NUM> and said engageable element <NUM>.

Alternatively, it is possible to comprise only one elastic return element <NUM>.

The through opening <NUM> of the rear wall <NUM> of the luggage <NUM> is arranged at said hooking mechanism <NUM>. The through opening <NUM> is adapted to allow a passage of said engageable element <NUM> of the support frame <NUM> between an exterior of said luggage <NUM> and said hooking mechanism <NUM> so that said engagement element <NUM> can pass from said position of engagement to said position of disengagement with said engageable element <NUM>.

In the position of disengagement of the engagement element <NUM> it is possible to pass the luggage <NUM> from the position of engagement with the support frame <NUM> to the position of disengagement from the support frame <NUM>.

As shown in detail in <FIG> and <FIG> the engagement element <NUM> comprises a through opening <NUM> adapted to allow a passage of said engageable element <NUM>.

The engageable element <NUM> passes through the through opening <NUM> of the rear wall <NUM> of the luggage <NUM> and it passes through the through opening <NUM> of the engagement element <NUM> when said engagement element <NUM> is in the position of disengagement.

Said engagement element <NUM> of said hooking mechanism <NUM> comprises an engagement tooth <NUM> adapted to be engaged with a respective seat <NUM> of said engageable element <NUM>.

Alternatively, it is possible to comprise that the seat <NUM> is not through but configured only as a cavity hollowed out in the lower portion of the engageable element <NUM>, where said cavity is adapted to receive the engagement tooth <NUM> when the engagement element <NUM> passes into the position of engagement.

As shown in particular in <FIG>, said at least one engageable element <NUM> comprises a seat <NUM> for said engagement tooth <NUM> of said engagement element <NUM> of said at least one luggage <NUM>, where said seat <NUM> is a through opening having such dimensions as to allow said engagement tooth <NUM> to pass therethrough.

The engagement element <NUM> is in the form of a quadrangle and comprises the lower portion <NUM> and an upper portion <NUM> divided by the through opening <NUM> of engagement element <NUM>. The engagement tooth <NUM> extends upwards in a vertical direction from the lower portion <NUM> of the engagement element <NUM>. The engagement tooth <NUM> extends inside the through opening <NUM> of the engagement element <NUM>.

The through opening <NUM> must allow the passage of the engageable element <NUM> when the engageable element <NUM> is in the position of disengagement, thus a sufficient vertical space is comprised between an upper end of the engagement tooth <NUM> and the upper portion <NUM> of the engagement element <NUM> to allow the engageable element <NUM> to be able to pass through the through opening <NUM> of the engagement element <NUM> in the position of disengagement of the engagement element <NUM>.

As shown in detail in <FIG>, <FIG>, <FIG> and <FIG> said lever system <NUM> comprises at least one pulley <NUM> adapted to allow a sliding of said cord <NUM>. Said pulley <NUM> is rotatably mounted at said hooking mechanism <NUM>. When the control lever <NUM> is rotated from the first to the second position, then the cord <NUM> is pulled. Advantageously, the pulley <NUM> allows the engagement element <NUM> to be pulled from the top to the bottom, reducing the effort needed to dismantle the luggage <NUM> from the support frame <NUM>, where, in the top position, the engagement element <NUM> is in the position of engagement and in the bottom position, the engagement element is in the position of disengagement.

Said control lever <NUM> is rotatably mounted with the side wall <NUM> of the luggage <NUM>. The control lever <NUM> can be mounted to any wall of the luggage <NUM> to assist the operation of assembly and disassembly of the luggage <NUM> facilitating the accessibility of said control lever <NUM> by the person.

Said control lever <NUM> is connected to said second end of said cord <NUM> of said lever system <NUM>. Said control lever <NUM> rotates about a pin <NUM> passing from a first position to a second position. The pin <NUM> is hinged to the side wall <NUM>. Said first position corresponds to said position of engagement between said engagement element <NUM> and said engageable element <NUM> and said second position corresponds to said position of disengagement between said engagement element <NUM> and said engageable element <NUM>.

Said second position of said control lever <NUM> comprises that said control lever <NUM> pulls said cord <NUM> causing said engagement element <NUM> to pass from said position of engagement to said position of disengagement with said engageable element <NUM>.

As shown in detail in <FIG>, <FIG>, <FIG>, <FIG> the control lever <NUM> comprises a cam <NUM> mounted inside the luggage <NUM>. The cam <NUM> is connected to the first end of the cord <NUM> of the lever system <NUM>.

The lever system <NUM> comprises a cover <NUM> adapted to allow the passage of the cord <NUM> therein. The cover <NUM> is mounted with the control mechanism <NUM> by means of a stop portion <NUM> of the control mechanism <NUM>, which retains the cover <NUM>.

As shown in detail in <FIG>, <FIG> and <FIG>, the control lever <NUM> is knob-shaped to facilitate the rotation thereof by a person who can operate the control lever <NUM> in a simpler manner.

As shown in detail in <FIG>, the rear wall <NUM> of the luggage <NUM> comprises engagement means <NUM> for relative engageable means <NUM> of the support frame <NUM>, which are engaged by interlocking with each other.

With regard to operation the luggage <NUM> is mounted with the support frame <NUM> causing it to pass from the position of disengagement from the support frame <NUM> to the position of engagement with the support frame <NUM>.

The control lever <NUM> passes from the first position to the second position controlling the engagement element <NUM> through the lever system <NUM>.

The engagement element <NUM> controlled by the control lever <NUM> of the control mechanism <NUM> passes from the position of engagement to the position of disengagement to allow the passage of at least one portion of the engageable element <NUM> to pass the through opening <NUM> of the engagement element <NUM>.

Once the engageable element <NUM> has passed through the through opening <NUM> of the engagement element <NUM>, the control lever <NUM> is brought back into the first position, causing the engagement element <NUM> to pass into the position of engagement with the engageable element <NUM>. The tooth <NUM> of the engagement element <NUM> passes through the through opening <NUM> of the engageable element <NUM> preventing the engageable element <NUM> from being able to exit the through openings <NUM> and <NUM> of the engagement element <NUM> and the rear wall <NUM> of the luggage <NUM> respectively. In this way, the luggage <NUM> is mounted with the support frame <NUM> and the assembly kit is in the mounted configuration.

Advantageously, the luggage <NUM> can easily be assembled and disassembled from the support frame <NUM> associable with the motorcycle, the control mechanism <NUM> for assembling and disassembling the luggage <NUM> is easily accessible and safe, overcoming the drawbacks of the prior art.

Advantageously, the assembly kit comprising the luggage <NUM> and the support frame <NUM> allows the luggage of a motorcycle <NUM> to be easily assembled and disassembled from the support frame <NUM> associable with the motorcycle, the control mechanism <NUM> for assembling and disassembling the luggage is easily accessible and safe, overcoming the disadvantages of the prior art.

Alternatively, it is possible to comprise that the lever system <NUM> includes a variety of cords <NUM> for transmitting the control of the control mechanism <NUM> to a respective variety of hooking mechanisms <NUM> positioned on different points of the luggage <NUM> for engaging a respective variety of engageable elements <NUM>.

Alternatively, the support frame <NUM> can be a plate comprising at least one engageable element <NUM>. Alternatively, the engagement element <NUM> can be a hook hinged to the rear wall <NUM> of the luggage, adapted to pass from the position of engagement with the engageable element <NUM> to the position of disengagement.

The invention thus conceived is susceptible to many modifications and variants, all falling within the scope of the claims.

Claim 1:
Luggage of motorcycle (<NUM>) separably associated with a support frame (<NUM>) configured to be associable with a frame of a motorcycle, wherein said support frame (<NUM>) comprising at least one engageable element (<NUM>),
said luggage of a motorcycle (<NUM>) comprises
a control mechanism (<NUM>) comprising at least one control lever (<NUM>),
a hooking mechanism (<NUM>) comprising at least one engagement element (<NUM>) being adapted to pass from a position of engagement with said at least one engageable element (<NUM>) of said support frame (<NUM>) and a position of disengagement from said at least one engageable element (<NUM>),
a lever system (<NUM>) comprising at least one cord (<NUM>) comprising a first end connected to said control mechanism (<NUM>) and a second end connected to said hooking mechanism (<NUM>),
characterized in that said lever system (<NUM>) comprises at least one pulley (<NUM>) adapted to allow a sliding of said at least one cord (<NUM>), said pulley (<NUM>) being rotatably mounted at said hooking mechanism (<NUM>), wherein said engagement element (<NUM>) is slidably mounted with said luggage (<NUM>) to pass from said position of engagement to said position of disengagement with said at least one engageable element (<NUM>) and in that said engagement element (<NUM>) is connected to said second end of said at least one cord (<NUM>) of said lever system (<NUM>).