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US 9,410,491 · App. 13/919,001 · Granted Aug 9, 2016

Method and device for vehicle stop and starting and position-lamps display

Inventor: Fu Ling Chang (Taoyuan County, TW)
Assignee: Fu Ling Chang
F02D29/02B60Q1/06B60Q1/143B60Q1/28F02D11/00F02D11/02F02D11/10F02D11/105F02D11/106B60Q2300/116B60Q2300/314F02D2011/101
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Patent No.
US 9,410,491
App. No.
13/919,001
Granted
Aug 9, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A simple and effective control method is disclosed for starting and stopping the engine of a vehicle during an idling stop of the vehicle, wherein an integration controller can be used to achieve those purposes. In particular, a useful control method is disclosed for stopping and restarting engine while vehicles wait for stoplight. It is using equipment, such as two brake levers, to interact with a start-button, wherein electrical signals generated from the operation of the equipment are divided into two different groups of control signals to achieve the operation control of the engine starting or stopping when the start button is pressed. By using the method of present invention, a vehicle driver driving on the road can have a simple and secure operation method to stop or start the engine of the vehicle during an idling stop of the vehicle.

Claims (14)

1. A method of controlling an engine of a motorcycle, the method comprising:

obtaining at least one first selection electrical signal according to a first operation state of a front wheel brake and a rear wheel brake of the motorcycle during an idling stop period of the motorcycle;

generating a first confirmation electrical signal after the at least one first selection electrical signal is obtained, wherein the first confirmation electrical signal is generated through manually operating a switch on the motorcycle during the idling stop period of the motorcycle;

generating a stopping electrical signal to stop the engine during the idling stop period of the motorcycle, according to the at least one first selection electrical signal when the first confirmation electrical signal is activated;

obtaining at least one second selection electrical signal according to a second operation state of the front wheel brake and the rear wheel brake of the motorcycle after the engine is stopped;

generating a second confirmation electrical signal after the at least one second selection electrical signal is obtained, wherein the second confirmation electrical signal is generated through manually operating said switch again; and

generating a starting electrical signal to start the engine according to the at least one second selection electrical signal when the second confirmation electrical signal is activated.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first selection electrical signal is obtained when the front wheel brake of the motorcycle is activated and the second selection electrical signal is obtained when the rear wheel brake of the motorcycle is activated.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the first confirmation electrical signal and the second confirmation electrical signal is generated when a same button of the motorcycle is pressed.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the stopping electrical signal is generated by a control circuit, wherein the control circuit receives the at least one first selection electrical signal and the first confirmation electrical signal, wherein when the first confirmation electrical signal is activated, the control circuit outputs the stopping electrical signal according to the at least one first selection electrical signal.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the starting electrical signal is generated by the control circuit, wherein the control circuit receives the at least one second selection electrical signal and the second confirmation electrical signal, wherein when the second confirmation electrical signal is activated, the control circuit outputs the starting electrical signal according to the at least one second selection electrical signal.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating a shut-down electrical signal to turn off at least one powered device of the motorcycle when the stopping electrical signal is generated.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the at least one powered device includes a front lamp of the motorcycle.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein a control circuit receives the at least one first selection electrical signal and the first confirmation electrical signal and outputs the stopping signal without using a processor.

Priority Claims (1)
TW 101121833 A · Jun 19, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
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