IP Library Granted Patent US 11,794,840
Granted Patent B2
US 11,794,840 · App. 16/988,053 · Granted Oct 24, 2023

Straddle type vehicle

Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kumasaka (Wako, JP); Yoshiyuki Kuroba (Wako, JP); Kiyoshi Katagiri (Wako, JP); Hiroshi Maeda (Wako, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
B62J25/08B62J1/28B62J27/00B62J45/41B62J45/42B62J50/22
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Patent No.
US 11,794,840
App. No.
16/988,053
Granted
Oct 24, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided with a straddle type vehicle. A grip is gripped by a passenger. A sensing device detects an obstacle around the vehicle by using an ultrasonic wave. An electric harness is connected to the sensing device is arranged in the grip is connected to the sensing device through an interior of the grip.

Claims (35)

1. A straddle type vehicle comprising:

a grip to be gripped by a passenger;

a sensing device configured to detect an obstacle around the vehicle by using an ultrasonic wave; and

an electric harness to be connected to the sensing device,

wherein the sensing device is arranged in the grip, and

wherein the electric harness is connected to the sensing device through an interior of the grip,

wherein the grip includes a recess that opens backward or sideward of the vehicle, and

wherein at least a part of the sensing device is arranged in the recess,

wherein at least a part of an inner wall of the recess extends backward more than the sensing device in the vehicle longitudinal direction,

wherein the inner wall has an inclined portion that inclines downward toward an opening of the recess.

2. The straddle type vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the sensing device is installed in a rear end of the grip in a vehicle longitudinal direction.

3. The straddle type vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising a seat on which the passenger sits,

wherein the grip includes a rear portion arranged behind a rear end of the seat in the vehicle longitudinal direction, and

the sensing device is arranged in the rear portion.

4. The straddle type vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the grip includes a first region, and a second region having a shape different from that of the first region, and the sensing device is arranged in the second region.

5. The straddle type vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:

determining unit configured to determine whether an obstacle exists within a predetermined distance, from a detection result of the sensing device; and

notifying unit configured to notify a driver that the determining unit determines that the obstacle exists within the predetermined distance.

6. A straddle type vehicle comprising:

a grip to be gripped by a passenger;

a sensing device configured to detect an obstacle around the vehicle by using an ultrasonic wave; and

an electric harness to be connected to the sensing device,

wherein the sensing device is arranged in the grip, and

wherein the electric harness is connected to the sensing device through an interior of the grip,

wherein the grip includes a recess that opens backward or sideward of the vehicle, and

wherein at least a part of the sensing device is arranged in the recess,

wherein at least a part of an inner wall of the recess extends backward more than the sensing device in the vehicle longitudinal direction,

wherein a drain hole is formed in a lower portion of the inner wall.

7. A straddle type vehicle comprising:

a grip to be gripped by a passenger;

a sensing device configured to detect an obstacle around the vehicle by using an ultrasonic wave; and

an electric harness to be connected to the sensing device,

wherein the sensing device is arranged in the grip, and

wherein the electric harness is connected to the sensing device through an interior of the grip,

wherein the grip gradually thickens from an front part to the position where the sensing device is installed in the vehicle longitudinal direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 6, 2020
From: KUMASAKA, TSUYOSHI; KUROBA, YOSHIYUKI; KATAGIRI, KIYOSHI; MAEDA, HIROSHI
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054300/0585 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2018007739 · Mar 1, 2018
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