An automatic, driven kickstand 10 mountable on the frame of a motorcycle comprises a mounting seat 20 and a leg 30 pivotally attached thereto; the mounting seat 20 provided on one side with first 23 and second 24 sensor elements with which the leg 30 makes contact when rotating on the mounting seat 20. A third sensor 320 is also taught as being provided on a ground abutting portion 32 of the leg 30. The first sensor 23 provided for detecting a flip-up position of the leg 30, the second 24 provided to detect a flip-down position of the leg 30, and the third 320 provided for detecting whether the abutting portion 32 of the leg 30 contacts the ground. A drive mechanism 40 comprising a power source, preferably a motor 41, and a transmission device, preferably a pair of meshing gears 420, 421, for driving the leg 30 is also taught as being provided on the other side of the mounting seat 20 to the sensor elements 23, 24. It is also taught that the leg may 30 comprise an assistant block 34 provided with a groove 340 for receiving an edge of the mounting seat 20.
Automatic motorcycle kickstand
2017-06-07
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B62H CYCLE STANDS , Fahrrad- oder Motorradständer |