Saddle riding type vehicle
First Claim
1. A saddle riding type vehicle capable of making turns by leaning a vehicle body, the saddle riding type vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body;
at least one headlight;
a drive mechanism arranged to rotate the at least one headlight;
a right wheel and a left wheel provided at opposite sides of the vehicle body and arranged to move up and down;
a balancer member rotatably mounted on the vehicle body and arranged to allow the right wheel and the left wheel to move up and down in opposite directions;
a detector arranged to detect a rotation angle of the balancer member relative to the vehicle body; and
a controller programmed to control the drive mechanism based on a result of a detection by the detector.
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Abstract
A saddle riding type vehicle includes a balancer beam rotatably mounted on a vehicle body to cause a right wheel and a left wheel to move up and down in opposite directions, and is capable of making turns by leaning the vehicle body. The saddle riding type vehicle also includes a headlight, a drive mechanism arranged to rotate the headlight, a front detector arranged to detect a rotation angle of the balancer beam relative to the vehicle body, and a controller programmed to control the drive mechanism based on a result of detection by the front detector. The rotation angle detected by the front detector corresponds to an angle of the vehicle body leaning sideways relative to a traveling surface (relative lean angle). The controller controls the drive mechanism based on such result of detection by the front detector. The headlight can therefore illuminate directions of movement properly.
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15 Claims
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1. A saddle riding type vehicle capable of making turns by leaning a vehicle body, the saddle riding type vehicle comprising:
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a vehicle body; at least one headlight; a drive mechanism arranged to rotate the at least one headlight; a right wheel and a left wheel provided at opposite sides of the vehicle body and arranged to move up and down; a balancer member rotatably mounted on the vehicle body and arranged to allow the right wheel and the left wheel to move up and down in opposite directions; a detector arranged to detect a rotation angle of the balancer member relative to the vehicle body; and a controller programmed to control the drive mechanism based on a result of a detection by the detector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A saddle riding type vehicle capable of making turns by leaning a vehicle body, the saddle riding type vehicle comprising:
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a vehicle body; at least one headlight; a drive mechanism arranged to rotate the at least one headlight; a right wheel and a left wheel provided at opposite sides of the vehicle body and arranged to move up and down; a balancer member rotatably mounted on the vehicle body and arranged to allow the right wheel and the left wheel to move up and down in opposite directions; a lean angle detector arranged to detect an absolute lean angle which is an angle of the vehicle body leaning relative to a direction of gravity; a rotation angle detector arranged to detect a rotation angle of the balancer member relative to the vehicle body; and a controller programmed to control the drive mechanism based on results of a detection by the lean angle detector and a detection of the rotation angle detector. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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