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US 2023/0415747 A1Published application
Utility vehicle
AssigneeKawasaki Motors, Ltd.
InventorJunji Chiba
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Abstract
A utility vehicle includes a stack sensor for detecting whether a stack has occurred in a vehicle, and a controller. When a differential device is in an open state, the controller determines the presence or absence of a stack based on a detection result by the stack sensor. When it is determined that a stack has occurred, the controller activates the brake device to reduce a rotation speed of a stack wheel, which is a wheel idling due to the stack.
Claims18
A utility vehicle comprising:
- a plurality of wheels;
- a differential device configured to be switchable between an open state in which a driving force is distributed to the plurality of wheels and a locked state in which the plurality of wheels are directly connected;
- a brake device that brakes the plurality of wheels;
- a stack sensor for detecting whether a stack is generated in the vehicle;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- determine whether a stack is generated in the vehicle based on a detection result of the stack sensor when the differential device is in the open state;
- and
- operate, when it is determined that the stack has occurred, at least the brake device to decrease a rotation speed of a stack wheel which is a wheel that is idling.
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