MUMBAI, India, Sept. 22 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617073430 A) filed by Kyb Motorcycle Suspension Co. ,Ltd. on June 12, 2026, for Front Fork.
Inventors include Miyazaki Osamu; and Suzaki Kei.
The application for the patent was published on September 18, 2026, under issue no. 38/2026.
Abstract: This front fork (1) comprises: a fork body (F); a rod (4) that is accommodated in the fork body; a head member (5) that has a rod guide (5a) which guides the movement of the rod (4) and a lock case (5b) which is cylindrical; a lock piece (6) that is accommodated in the lock case (5b) and that has a passage (P) which communicates the inside and outside of a lock chamber (B); a coil spring (7) that biases the lock piece (6); a suspension spring (9) that is supported by the lock case (5b) and part of the fork body (F); a stopper (10) that is installed on the rod (4) and that closes the passage (P) when in contact with the lock piece (6); and a retaining member (8) that prevents the lock piece (6) from slipping out of the lock case (5b), wherein at least one of the rod guide (5a) and the lock piece (6) has a recess (5a3) equipped with a bottom surface (5a31) and an inclined surface (5a32), and the coil spring (7) is supported by the bottom surface (5a31).
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