Straddle-type vehicle seat and straddle-type vehicle
A straddle-type vehicle seat includes: a saddle-type seat main body which is provided above a vehicle body in one of a three-wheel straddle-type vehicle and a four-wheel straddle-type vehicle and which is straddled by a driver; and an angle adjustment mechanism which adjusts an angle of the saddle-type seat main body with respect to the vehicle body in accordance with a signal from a detection unit that detects a traveling state of the straddle-type vehicle when the straddle-type vehicle is turning.
1. A straddle-type vehicle seat comprising:
a saddle-type seat main body which is provided above a vehicle body in one of a three-wheel straddle-type vehicle and a four-wheel straddle-type vehicle and which is straddled by a driver; and
an angle adjustment mechanism which adjusts an angle of the saddle-type seat main body with respect to the vehicle body in accordance with a signal from a detection unit that detects a traveling state of the straddle-type vehicle when the straddle-type vehicle is turning.
2. The straddle-type vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the angle adjustment mechanism adjusts the angle of the saddle-type seat main body with respect to the vehicle body in accordance with an angle of a steering part steering the straddle-type vehicle and a speed of the straddle-type vehicle.
3. The straddle-type vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the angle adjustment mechanism adjusts the angle of the saddle-type seat main body with respect to the vehicle body so that, in the saddle-type seat main body, a side of a center of turning of the straddle-type vehicle becomes lower than an outer side of the center of turning.
4. The straddle-type vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the angle adjustment mechanism inclines the saddle-type seat main body in a direction opposite to a direction in which the vehicle body inclines when the straddle-type vehicle is turning.
5. The straddle-type vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the angle adjustment mechanism comprises a plurality of height adjustment mechanisms which are disposed below the saddle-type seat main body, and which extend and compress with upper ends thereof being connected to the saddle-type seat main body and lower ends thereof being connected to the vehicle body, and which are provided at positions that differ from one another in a vehicle width direction of the straddle-type vehicle.
6. The straddle-type vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the angle adjustment mechanism comprises a support part which is fixed to the vehicle body and which rotatably supports a center part of the saddle-type seat main body in a vehicle width direction of the straddle-type vehicle.
7. A straddle-type vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body for one of a three-wheel straddle-type vehicle and a four-wheel straddle-type vehicle;
a saddle-type seat main body which is provided above the vehicle body and which is straddled by a driver;
a detection sensor which detects a traveling state of the straddle-type vehicle when the vehicle is turning; and
a position adjustment mechanism which adjusts a relative position of the saddle-type seat main body with respect to the vehicle body in accordance with a signal from the detection sensor.