IP Library Granted Patent US 12,485,992
Granted Patent B2
US 12,485,992 · App. 17/763,228 · Granted Dec 2, 2025

Saddle-type vehicle

Inventors: Chikashi Iizuka (Tokyo, JP); Yosuke Wada (Tokyo, JP); Kineo Tomura (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
B62J50/22B62J50/225B62K21/12
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Patent No.
US 12,485,992
App. No.
17/763,228
Granted
Dec 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

This saddle-type vehicle includes a warning vibration generator ( 205 ) that generates a predetermined vibration to issue a warning to a driver, the warning vibration generator ( 205 ) includes a warning selection unit ( 210 ) that selects a predetermined warning in accordance with a strength of driving assist control, and, in accordance with the warning selected by the warning selection unit ( 210 ), the warning vibration generator ( 205 ) generates a vibration (a haptic vibration) as a warning in a frequency band that avoids a vibration frequency common to a motorcycle.

Claims (18)

1 . A motorcycle equipped with a warning vibration generator that generates a predetermined vibration to issue a warning to a driver,

wherein the warning vibration generator comprises a control device that drives and controls vehicle components including a steering actuator that applies an assist torque (Tm) to a suspension device that supports a steering wheel to perform a driving support control, and a motor drive unit that supplies a torque current to an electric motor of the steering actuator,

the control device comprises a warning selection unit that selects a predetermined warning in accordance with a strength of the driving support control,

the warning vibration generator performs the driving support control, and

the warning vibration generator operates the steering actuator to generate a vibration as the warning on a steering handle, in a frequency band that avoids a vibration frequency common to the motorcycle, in accordance with the warning selected by the warning selection unit.

2 . The motorcycle according to claim 1 , wherein the warning vibration generator generates a vibration as the warning in a frequency band higher than a frequency of a wheel vibration of the motorcycle and lower than a frequency of an engine vibration of the motorcycle.

3 . The motorcycle according to claim 2 , comprising a steering actuator that applies the assist torque (Tm) to a suspension device that supports a steering wheel, and a control device that drives and controls vehicle components including the steering actuator,

wherein the control device comprises the warning selection unit, and

the control device performs the driving support control that operates at least one of acceleration, deceleration, and steering of the vehicle regardless of an operation of the driver and operates the steering actuator in accordance with the warning selected by the warning selection unit to generate a vibration as the warning in a steering handle.

4 . The motorcycle according to claim 1 , comprising a steering actuator that applies the assist torque (Tm) to a suspension device that supports a steering wheel, and a control device that drives and controls vehicle components including the steering actuator,

wherein the control device comprises the warning selection unit, and

the control device performs the driving support control that operates at least one of acceleration, deceleration, and steering of the vehicle regardless of an operation of the driver and operates the steering actuator in accordance with the warning selected by the warning selection unit to generate a vibration as the warning in a steering handle.

5 . The motorcycle according to claim 1 ,

wherein a driving assist control is a high-stability control that increases the assist torque (Tm), e.g., a collision mitigation brake system (CMBS) or a lane departure warning (LDW), and

the warning vibration generator generates only a vibration as the warning before the high-stability control intervenes at a predetermined threshold value (t2), and generates a vibration as the warning while intervening the high-stability control at a predetermined threshold value (t3).

6 . The motorcycle according to claim 1 ,

wherein a driving assist control is a high-stability control that increases the assist torque (Tm), e.g., a blind spot information (BSI), and

the warning vibration generator generates a vibration as the warning while intervening in the high-stability control with a second flag.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2022
From: IIZUKA, CHIKASHI; WADA, YOSUKE; TOMURA, KINEO
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059384/0376 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-180877 · Sep 30, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220340225A1 · Oct 27, 2022
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