IP Library Granted Patent US 11,715,873
Granted Patent B2
US 11,715,873 · App. 17/098,789 · Granted Aug 1, 2023

Straddle type vehicle

Inventors: Futoshi Koga (Wako, JP); Naoto Yamashita (Wako, JP); Akihito Kawamura (Wako, JP); Hiroshi Maeda (Wako, JP); Yoshiyuki Kuroba (Wako, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
H01Q1/3291B62J17/02B62J45/41B62J50/21B62J6/022B62J40/00
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Patent No.
US 11,715,873
App. No.
17/098,789
Granted
Aug 1, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The straddle type vehicle comprises an antenna that can receive a wireless signal of a predetermined frequency band, and a sensing unit for sensing a situation in front of the vehicle. A constituent component of the vehicle is arranged between the antenna and the sensing unit.

Claims (24)

1. A straddle riding vehicle, comprising:

an antenna capable of receiving a wireless signal of a predetermined frequency band;

a sensing unit for sensing a situation in a front direction of the vehicle, and

a driving unit for driving a screen arranged above a front cover of the vehicle,

wherein

a constituent component of the vehicle is arranged between the antenna and the sensing unit,

the sensing unit is supported by a main frame that extends in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle via a support stay, and is arranged more in the front direction of the vehicle than the antenna and the constituent component,

the constituent component of the vehicle includes the driving unit, and

the antenna is arranged above the driving unit, and the sensing unit is arranged below the driving unit.

2. The straddle riding vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising a meter unit arranged above the front cover of the vehicle, wherein

the constituent component of the vehicle includes the meter unit, and

the antenna is arranged above the meter unit, and the sensing unit is arranged below the meter unit.

3. The straddle riding vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the sensing unit is arranged so as to be separated from a lower end of the front cover.

4. The straddle riding vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising a headlight unit for emitting light in a front direction of the vehicle, wherein

the constituent component of the vehicle includes the headlight unit, and

the antenna is arranged above the headlight unit and the sensing unit is arranged below the headlight unit.

5. The straddle riding vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein

the constituent component of the vehicle includes a front cover of the vehicle, and

the antenna is arranged above the front cover, and the sensing unit is arranged below the front cover.

6. The straddle riding vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein the sensing unit and the antenna are arranged in the front direction in relation to a support mechanism for supporting a front fork of the vehicle, and the antenna is arranged above the headlight unit.

7. The straddle riding vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein the sensing unit and the antenna are positioned on a front side in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle in relation to a rear end of a headlight unit of the vehicle.

8. The straddle riding vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the sensing unit is arranged in the front direction and a downward direction of the vehicle in relation to the antenna.

9. The straddle riding vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising a camera for capturing a situation in a periphery of the vehicle, wherein

the camera is arranged between the sensing unit and the antenna.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2021
From: KOGA, FUTOSHI; YAMASHITA, NAOTO; KAWAMURA, AKIHITO; MAEDA, HIROSHI; KUROBA, YOSHIYUKI
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 055386/0659 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2018019898 · May 23, 2018
Related Publication 20210061395A1 · Mar 4, 2021