Tumble sensors for a saddle ride type all-terrain vehicle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorYuichiro Tsuruta
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Abstract
A saddle ride type all-terrain vehicle having an engine and a saddle type driver's seat, includes a first sensor for detecting an inclination in the left-right direction of the vehicle, a second sensor for detecting an inclination in the front rear direction of the vehicle, and a controller receiving outputs from the first and second sensors, determining a tumble condition based on the outputs, and then outputting a tumble condition signal. Further, a fuel shut-off element is provided for shutting off the supply of fuel to the engine when the tumble condition signal is received from the controller.
Claims15
A saddle ride type all-terrain vehicle having an engine and a saddle type driver's seat, said saddle ride type all-terrain vehicle comprising:
- a steering shaft for supporting a steering handlebar of the vehicle;
- a fuel tank disposed rearward of said steering shaft,
- a first sensor detecting an inclination in the left-right direction of the vehicle;
- a second sensor detecting an inclination in the front rear direction of the vehicle, wherein said first and second sensors are disposed between said steering shaft and said fuel tank;
- a controller receiving outputs from said first and second sensors, determining a tumble condition based on said outputs, and then outputting a tumble condition signal;
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- a fuel shut-off element for shutting off the supply of fuel to the engine when said tumble condition signal is received from said controller, and further
- wherein said fuel tank has a shape provided with a recess at a front portion thereof, and wherein said first and second sensors are disposed in said recess.
A saddle ride type all-terrain vehicle having an engine and a saddle type driver's seat, said saddle ride type all-terrain vehicle comprising:
- a first sensor detecting an inclination in the left-right direction of the vehicle;
- a second sensor detecting an inclination in the front-rear direction of the vehicle;
- a controller receiving outputs from said first and second sensors, determining a tumble condition based on said outputs, and then outputting a tumble condition signal;
- a fuel shut-off element for shutting off the supply of fuel to the engine when said tumble condition signal is received from said controller;
- a steering shaft for supporting a steering handlebar of the vehicle;
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- a fuel tank disposed rearward of said steering shaft and having a shape provided with a recess at a front portion thereof, wherein said first and second sensors are disposed in said recess, rearward of said steering shaft, and
- further wherein said first and second sensors each include a movable portion displaceable in response to inclination of the vehicle, wherein said first and second sensors are oriented such that extension lines, corresponding to directions of movement of said movable portions, intersect orthogonally.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.