Coaxial two-wheeled vehicle
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorIkuo Yamano
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Abstract
When a traveling direction is defined as a roll axis, a coaxial two-wheeled vehicle in accordance with the present invention realizes a turning action by a tilting movement of a turning operation portion toward the roll direction. The turning operation portion is disposed between legs of a passenger and has a structure that does not restrain a movement of the leg in forward/backward directions of the vehicle. Further, knee pad portions or calf pad portions are provided in a part of the turning operation portion, and come into contact with the knee or calf of the passenger so that a turning operation is performed.
Claims13
A coaxial two-wheeled vehicle that, when a traveling direction is defined as a roll axis, realizes a turning action by a tilting movement of a turning operation portion toward the roll direction,
- wherein the turning operation portion is disposed between legs of a passenger and has a structure that does not restrain a movement of the leg in forward/backward directions of the vehicle, and
- a portion of the turning operation portion comes into contact with the leg of the passenger so that a turning operation is performed, and
- a step portion which is rotatable in the roll direction in conjunction with the turning operation portion and on which the passenger rides is supported on the vehicle main body which supports the turning operation portion in such a manner that the turning operation portion is rotatable in the roll direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.