Body leaning control system, and a saddle riding type vehicle having the same
First Claim
1. A body leaning control system for a saddle riding vehicle capable of making turns by leaning a vehicle body, the body leaning control system comprising:
- a support mechanism arranged to support at least a pair of traveling members that contact a traveling surface and are provided at opposite sides of the vehicle body to be movable up and down relative to the vehicle body;
a resistance applying mechanism arranged to apply to the support mechanism a resistance to up-and-down motions of the pair of traveling members;
a lean information detecting device arranged to detect information on a lean amount of the vehicle body; and
a controller arranged to perform control, based on detection results received from the lean information detecting device, to set the resistance of the resistance applying mechanism to a first resistance when the lean amount of the vehicle body is increasing, and to set the resistance of the resistance applying mechanism to a second resistance smaller than the first resistance when the lean amount of the vehicle body is decreasing.
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Abstract
A body leaning control system includes a support mechanism arranged to support at least a pair of traveling members that contact a traveling surface and are provided at opposite sides of the vehicle body to be movable up and down relative to the vehicle body, a resistance applying mechanism arranged to apply to the support mechanism a resistance to up-and-down motions of the pair of wheels, a lean information detecting device arranged to detect information on a lean amount of the vehicle body, and a controller arranged to perform control, based on detection results received from the lean information detecting device, to set the resistance of the resistance applying mechanism to a first resistance when the lean amount of the vehicle body is increasing, and to set the resistance of the resistance applying mechanism to a second resistance smaller than the first resistance when the lean amount of the vehicle body is decreasing.
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15 Claims
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1. A body leaning control system for a saddle riding vehicle capable of making turns by leaning a vehicle body, the body leaning control system comprising:
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a support mechanism arranged to support at least a pair of traveling members that contact a traveling surface and are provided at opposite sides of the vehicle body to be movable up and down relative to the vehicle body; a resistance applying mechanism arranged to apply to the support mechanism a resistance to up-and-down motions of the pair of traveling members; a lean information detecting device arranged to detect information on a lean amount of the vehicle body; and a controller arranged to perform control, based on detection results received from the lean information detecting device, to set the resistance of the resistance applying mechanism to a first resistance when the lean amount of the vehicle body is increasing, and to set the resistance of the resistance applying mechanism to a second resistance smaller than the first resistance when the lean amount of the vehicle body is decreasing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A saddle riding vehicle arranged to make turns by leaning a vehicle body, the saddle riding vehicle comprising:
a body leaning control system including; a support mechanism arranged to support at least a pair of traveling members that contact a traveling surface and are provided at opposite sides of the vehicle body to be movable up and down relative to the vehicle body; a resistance applying mechanism arranged to apply to the support mechanism a resistance to up-and-down motions of the pair of traveling members; a lean information detecting device arranged to detect information on a lean amount of the vehicle body; and a controller arranged to perform control, based on detection results received from the lean information detecting device, to set the resistance of the resistance applying mechanism to a first resistance when the lean amount of the vehicle body is increasing, and to set the resistance of the resistance applying mechanism to a second resistance smaller than the first resistance when the lean amount of the vehicle body is decreasing.
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