Tilt angle sensor layout structure for a vehicle, and vehicle incorporating same
First Claim
1. A tilt angle sensor layout structure for vehicle, the vehicle comprising a vehicle body, a steering mechanism provided at a front portion of the vehicle body and including a handlebar and a steering shaft, a vehicle body frame, the vehicle body frame comprising a plurality of frame members which support said steering mechanism, at least three wheels operatively attached to the vehicle body frame, an engine supported on said vehicle body frame, a fuel tank supported on said vehicle body frame, a fuel injection system for supplying fuel from the fuel tank to said engine, and a tilt angle sensor operatively attached to a portion of said vehicle body frame, wherein the tilt angle sensor is operable to detect a tilt angle in a left-right direction of said vehicle body, the plurality of frame members which support said steering mechanism cooperate to define a closed frame loop, and said tilt angle sensor is disposed on said frame loop.
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Abstract
In a saddle-type vehicle having at least three wheels, a tilt angle sensor layout structure is provided which ensures that a tilt angle sensor is minimally influenced by a centrifugal force or vibration of a vehicle body while the vehicle is turned, and the tilt angle sensor is protected against flying stones and the like. The vehicle includes an engine, and a fuel injection system for supplying fuel from a fuel tank to the engine, with a steering mechanism including a steering shaft provided on the front side of the vehicle body. A plurality of frame members constituting the vehicle body frame supporting the steering mechanism are connected in the shape of a frame loop in vehicle side view, and the tilt angle sensor for detecting the tilt angle in the left-right direction of the vehicle body is attached to the loop-shaped portion of the vehicle body frame.
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18 Claims
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1. A tilt angle sensor layout structure for vehicle, the vehicle comprising
a vehicle body, a steering mechanism provided at a front portion of the vehicle body and including a handlebar and a steering shaft, a vehicle body frame, the vehicle body frame comprising a plurality of frame members which support said steering mechanism, at least three wheels operatively attached to the vehicle body frame, an engine supported on said vehicle body frame, a fuel tank supported on said vehicle body frame, a fuel injection system for supplying fuel from the fuel tank to said engine, and a tilt angle sensor operatively attached to a portion of said vehicle body frame, wherein the tilt angle sensor is operable to detect a tilt angle in a left-right direction of said vehicle body, the plurality of frame members which support said steering mechanism cooperate to define a closed frame loop, and said tilt angle sensor is disposed on said frame loop.
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7. In a vehicle of the type comprising
a vehicle body, a steering mechanism provided at a front portion of the vehicle body and including a handlebar and a steering shaft, a vehicle body frame, the vehicle body frame comprising a plurality of frame members which support said steering mechanism, at least three wheels operatively attached to the vehicle body frame, an engine supported on said vehicle body frame, a fuel tank supported on said vehicle body frame, and a fuel injection system for supplying fuel from the fuel tank to said engine, the improvement comprising a tilt angle sensor layout structure, in which: -
a tilt angle sensor is operatively attached to a portion of said vehicle body frame, said tilt angle sensor being operable to detect a tilt angle in a left-right direction of said vehicle body, wherein the plurality of frame members which support said steering mechanism cooperate to define a closed frame loop, and wherein said tilt angle sensor is disposed on said frame loop. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An all-terrain vehicle, comprising:
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a vehicle body, a steering mechanism provided at a front portion of the vehicle body and including a handlebar and a steering shaft, a vehicle body frame, the vehicle body frame comprising a plurality of frame members which support said steering mechanism, at least three wheels operatively attached to the vehicle body frame, an engine supported on said vehicle body frame, a fuel tank supported on said vehicle body frame, a fuel injection system for supplying fuel from the fuel tank to said engine, and a tilt angle sensor operatively attached to a portion of said vehicle body frame, wherein the tilt angle sensor is operable to detect a tilt angle in a left-right direction of said vehicle body, the plurality of frame members which support said steering mechanism cooperate to define a closed frame loop, and said tilt angle sensor is disposed on said frame loop. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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