Intelligent interlock for a motorcycle stand
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1. A motorcycle comprising:
- a frame;
an engine mounted to the frame;
a transmission having a neutral state and a non-neutral state;
a stand movable between an extended position in which the stand supports the motorcycle and a retracted position;
a sensor operable to generate a stand signal indicative of at least one of the extended and retracted positions of the stand; and
a controller electrically coupled to the sensor to receive the stand signal, the controller being programmed for preventing operation of the engine based on the stand signal when the motorcycle is stopped and the transmission is in the non-neutral state, the controller being further programmed for allowing continuous running of the engine regardless of the stand signal when the motorcycle is traveling.
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Abstract
A motorcycle including a frame, an engine mounted to the frame, and a stand movable between an extended position in which the stand supports the motorcycle and a retracted position. The motorcycle includes a sensor operable to generate a stand signal indicative of at least one of the extended and retracted positions of the side stand and a controller electrically coupled to the sensor to receive the stand signal. The controller is programmed for preventing operation of the engine based on the stand signal during a first operating condition of the motorcycle and is further programmed to allow running of the engine during a second operating condition of the motorcycle, regardless of the stand signal.
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1. A motorcycle comprising:
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a frame; an engine mounted to the frame; a transmission having a neutral state and a non-neutral state; a stand movable between an extended position in which the stand supports the motorcycle and a retracted position; a sensor operable to generate a stand signal indicative of at least one of the extended and retracted positions of the stand; and a controller electrically coupled to the sensor to receive the stand signal, the controller being programmed for preventing operation of the engine based on the stand signal when the motorcycle is stopped and the transmission is in the non-neutral state, the controller being further programmed for allowing continuous running of the engine regardless of the stand signal when the motorcycle is traveling. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An interlock circuit for a motorcycle, the motorcycle including a frame, an engine mounted to the frame, a transmission coupled to the engine, and a stand movable between an extended position for supporting the motorcycle and a retracted position, the interlock circuit comprising:
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a sensor operable to generate a stand signal indicative of at least one of the extended and retracted positions of the stand; and a controller electrically coupled to the sensor to receive the signal, the controller being programmed for preventing operation of the engine based on the stand signal when the motorcycle is stopped and the transmission is in a non-neutral state, the controller being further programmed to allow running of the engine regardless of the stand signal when the motorcycle is traveling. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of operating a motorcycle having an engine, a transmission, and a stand, which supports the motorcycle in an extended position and is movable to a retracted position, the method comprising:
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sensing a position of the stand; sensing a traveling speed of the motorcycle; preventing operation of the engine based on the sensed position of the stand when the motorcycle is stopped; and allowing operation of the engine regardless of the sensed position of the stand when the motorcycle is traveling. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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