US 10,471,889 B2Granted

Motorcycle with electronic control of the emergency lights

AssigneePiaggio & C. S.P.A.

InventorsMario Donato Santucci, Onorino Di Tanna

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Abstract

A motorcycle including a body having a front part, a tail part and a central part between the front part and the tail part, a front and rear wheel constrained to the body, a traction engine constrained to the body and operatively connected to one of the wheels, an optical emergency signalling device fixed to the body, arranged and oriented to be visible by a vehicle that is following the motorcycle, an electronic control unit operatively connected to the optical emergency signalling device, a detection system adapted to detect the loss of grip and/or a risk of loss of grip of at least one of the two wheels of the motorcycle, where the electronic control unit is adapted and configured to activate the optical emergency signalling device, if the detection system detects a loss of grip and/or a risk of loss of grip.

Claims13

Dependent claims

Motorcycle, comprising:

a motorcycle body having a front part, a tail part and a central part comprised between the front part and the tail part;
at least two wheels constrained to the motorcycle body, comprising a front wheel and a rear wheel;
a traction engine constrained to the motorcycle body and operatively connected to at least one of the wheels;
at least one optical emergency signalling device fixed to the motorcycle body, arranged and oriented so as to be visible by a vehicle that is following the motorcycle;
an electronic control unit of the optical emergency signalling device operatively connected to the optical emergency signalling device;
a detection system adapted to detect a loss of grip and/or a risk of loss of grip of at least one of the two wheels of the motorcycle connected to, or at least partly integrated in, the electronic control unit;
wherein the electronic control unit is adapted and configured to activate the optical emergency signalling device, if the detection system detects the loss of grip and/or the risk of loss of grip.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/322,567Filed 19 Jul 2017
Priority: IT 1020160000823454 Aug 2016
Published: US 2019/0176689 A113 Jun 2019
Granted: 12 Nov 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

B62J 6/057
Characterised by control means: automatic activation, e.g. by sensors
B60Q 1/44
The devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic: for indicating braking…
B60Q 1/52
For indicating other intentions or conditions, e.g. request for waiting or overtaking: for indicating emergencies
B62J
Cycle saddles or seats