Operating device of straddle type vehicle

• US 9,745,014 B2
• Filed: 03/23/2015
• Issued: 08/29/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Osanai, Takuya, Kikuchi, Yutaka, Fukano, Shiro, Miki, Masahiro, Hayashi, Hiroshi, Nakahira, Kota, Hoshi, Tomohiro, Ichikawa, Manabu, Suzuki, Yoshitaka, Takewaka, Tomoyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Fleming, Faye M
• Application Number:
  US14/665,489
• Publication Number:
  US 20150274242A1
• Time in Patent Office: 890 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 23/02 for main transmission clutches
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 26/02 of initiating means or elements
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 11/14 Handlebar constructions, or arrangements of controls thereon, specially adapted thereto hand controls per se B62K23/02
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 23/04 Twist grips
• CPC Class Codes: B62M 25/08 with electrical or fluid transmitting systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/20396 Hand operated

Abstract

An operating device of a straddle type vehicle has a controller for selecting a plurality of function menus of components mounted on the straddle type vehicle. Controller supporting portions support the controller, and are disposed in the front direction of a switch box. The controller has a controller operating portion which a rider can operate. The controller operating portion is positioned in the front direction of a grip portion.

Claims

1. An operating device of a straddle type vehicle, said operating device comprising:

switch boxes having a plurality of switches adjacently provided in an inside in an axial direction of grip portions which are provided on right and left ends of a handle bar extending to the right and left direction of the straddle type vehicle, and which are configured to be grasped by a rider;

controllers configured to select a plurality of function menus of components mounted on the straddle type vehicle;

controller supporting portion supporting said controllers, said controller supporting portion being disposed in a front direction of said switch boxes, said controllers having controller operating portions configured to be operated by a rider, said controller operating portions being positioned in a front direction of said grip portions,

wherein the controller supporting portion is integrally provided with said switch boxes.

2. The operating device according to claim 1,

wherein one grip portion of said grip portions comprises an accelerator controller configured to manually control a vehicle speed, said controller operating portions being positioned in a front direction of another grip portion of said grip portions, which is on an opposite side to said one grip portion as said accelerator controller.

3. The operating device according to claim 2, wherein the

straddle type vehicle has a clutch lever positioned in a front direction of said another grip portion by which the rider manually operates for connecting and disconnecting drive force of a driving source to a transmission, and said controller operating portions being positioned above said clutch lever.

4. The operating device according to claim 2,

wherein said straddle type vehicle comprises a vehicle which automatically connects and disconnects a drive force of a driving source to a transmission, and wherein said controller operating portions are provided in a front direction of a left grip portion of said grip portions.

5. The operating device according to claim 4,

wherein said straddle type vehicle is configured to shift gears of said transmission under an instruction of an electric signal, and has a shift instruction switch which shifts the gears by a rider'"'"'s operation said shift instruction switch being said controller operating portions, and in a vicinity of said left grip portion.

6. The operating device according to claim 1,

wherein said controllers include a selection operating function configured to scroll the function menu to a direction of proceeding with a selected function menu and to a direction of returning the selected function menu by a rider'"'"'s operation to the first direction and to the second direction.

7. The operating device according to claim 6,

wherein said controllers are configured to operate to a third direction other than the first and second directions and include a determination operating function which is configured to determine said selected function menu by operation to said third direction.

8. An operating device of a straddle type vehicle, said operating device comprising:

switch means adjacently provided in an inside in an axial direction of grip portions which are provided on right and left ends of a handle bar extending to the right and left direction of the straddle type vehicle, and which are configured to be grasped by a rider;

controller means for selecting a plurality of function menus of components mounted on the straddle type vehicle;

controller supporting means supporting said controller means, said controller supporting means being disposed in a front direction of said switch means, said controller means having controller operating means for being operated by a rider, said controller operating means being positioned in a front direction of said grip portions,

wherein the controller supporting means is integrally provided with said switch means.

9. The operating device according to claim 8, wherein one grip portion of said grip portions comprises accelerator controller means for manually controlling vehicle speed, said controller operating means being positioned in a front direction of another grip portion of said grip portions, which is on an opposite side to said one grip portion as said accelerator controller means.

10. The operating device according to claim 9, wherein the straddle type vehicle includes a clutch lever positioned in a front direction of said another grip portion by which the rider manually operates for connecting and disconnecting drive force of a driving source to a transmission, and said controller operating means being positioned above said clutch lever.

11. The operating device according to claim 9, wherein said straddle type vehicle comprises a vehicle which automatically connects and disconnects a drive force of a driving source to a transmission, and wherein said controller operating means are provided in a front direction of a left grip portion of said grip portions.

12. The operating device according to claim 11, wherein the straddle type vehicle is configured to shift gears of said transmission under an instruction of an electric signal, and includes a shift instruction switch means for shifting the gears by a rider'"'"'s operation, said shift instruction means being disposed below said controller operating means and in a vicinity of said left grip portion.

13. The operating device according to claim 8, wherein the controller means includes a selection operating means for scrolling the function menu to a direction of proceeding with a selected function menu and to a direction of returning the selected function menu by a rider'"'"'s operation to the first direction and to the second direction.

14. The operating device according to claim 13, wherein the controller means are for operating to a third direction other than the first and second directions, wherein said controller means includes a determination operating means for determining said selected function menu by operation to said third direction.

15. The operating device according to claim 8, wherein said switch means comprises a plurality of switches.