IP Library Granted Patent US 10,689,045
Granted Patent B2
US 10,689,045 · App. 16/012,006 · Granted Jun 23, 2020

Side-stand-equipped vehicle

Inventor: Kyozo Saito (Miyagi-Ken, JP)
Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
B62H1/02B62J99/00B62J45/40B62J45/4151B62J45/4152G01P15/18
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Patent No.
US 10,689,045
App. No.
16/012,006
Granted
Jun 23, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An acceleration detector is placed on a side stand portion attached to the main body of a side-stand-equipped vehicle. The acceleration detector has a CPU. In a side stand state detection mode, the CPU detects the state of the side stand portion according to a detection signal from the acceleration detector. In an orientation detection mode, the CPU detects the orientation of the main body of the side-stand-equipped vehicle.

Claims (19)

1. A side-stand-equipped vehicle comprising:

a pair of wheels;

a main body that supports the pair of wheels;

an engine portion attached to the main body;

a control unit that controls the engine portion;

a side stand portion rotatably attached to the main body;

an acceleration detector that detects acceleration; and

an operation unit that performs a computation on a detection signal from the acceleration detector; wherein

the acceleration detector is attached to the side stand portion,

the operation unit has a side stand state detection mode in which a state of the side stand portion is detected according to the detection signal and an orientation detection mode in which an orientation of the main body is detected,

the control unit controls an operation of the engine portion according to a signal from the operation unit, and

in the side stand state detection mode, the operation unit determines the state of the side stand portion according to acceleration of gravity applied to the acceleration detector.

2. The side-stand-equipped vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:

the operation unit has a low-pass filter; and

in the side stand state detection mode, a signal from the acceleration detector is passed through the low-pass filter and is supplied to the operation unit.

3. The side-stand-equipped vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein in the orientation detection mode in which the orientation of the main body is detected, the operation unit detects the orientation of the main body according to a change in accelerations in a plurality of directions, the accelerations being applied to the acceleration detector.

4. The side-stand-equipped vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein in the orientation detection mode in which the orientation of the main body is detected, the operation unit detects the orientation of the main body according to a change in accelerations in a plurality of directions, the accelerations being applied to the acceleration detector.

5. The side-stand-equipped vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the acceleration detector is placed at a position near the main body, the position being on the side stand portion.

6. The side-stand-equipped vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the acceleration detector is placed in an interior of the side stand portion.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 31, 2019
From: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD
To: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 048209/0692 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 19, 2018
From: SAITO, KYOZO
To: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 046129/0257 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-255460 · Dec 26, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2016079971 · Oct 7, 2016
Related Publication 20180334209A1 · Nov 22, 2018
Cited By (1)
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