US 12,252,055 B2
Electric scooter mounted on motorcycle
Shigeyuki Seko, Campbell, CA (US)
Assigned to Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Sep. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/481,190.
Prior Publication US 2023/0087371 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. B60P 3/06 (2006.01); B62K 15/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60P 3/06 (2013.01) [B62K 15/006 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
11. A scooter support assembly for a motorcycle, comprising:
a step operating mechanism, including:
a base member supported by a first portion of a frame member;
a pivot member extending from the base member in a motorcycle width direction;
a pivot shaft; and
a locking mechanism,
wherein the pivot member pivots along a straight line orthogonal to the pivot shaft and is configured to be received by a docking cavity of an electric scooter, and
wherein the locking mechanism is configured to lock or fix a front portion of the electric scooter to the pivot member when the pivot member is received by the docking cavity of the electric scooter; and
a second locking mechanism supported by a second portion of the frame member, wherein the second locking mechanism is configured to lock or fix another portion of the electric scooter to the motorcycle between the second locking mechanism and the second portion of the frame member.