Locking assembly and vehicle having same
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorJason William Grundey
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Abstract
A locking assembly is provided for installation on a saddle-type vehicle such as an ATV. The locking assembly has a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration and comprises a removable portion and a receptacle. The receptacle is configured to engage the removable portion. The locking assembly is configured to unlock and allow powering of the vehicle when the removable portion is engaged in the receptacle and to lock and prevent powering the vehicle when the removable portion is not engaged in the receptacle. The removable portion includes an actuator configured to select from a first operable engine condition and a second inoperable engine condition.
Claims22
An all terrain vehicle comprising:
- a frame;
- an engine supported with respect to the frame;
- a handlebar;
- and
- a locking assembly supported with respect to the handlebar and having a locked condition and an unlocked condition, wherein
- (a) the locking assembly comprises a removable portion, a receptacle configured to engage the removable portion and a sensor provided within the receptacle, the locking assembly being configured
- (i) to unlock and allow powering of the all terrain vehicle when the removable portion is engaged in the receptacle, the removable portion being engaged in the receptacle when the removable portion is inserted into the receptacle and the sensor identifies the removable portion as having an engaging configuration, and
- (ii) to lock and prevent powering of the all terrain vehicle when the removable portion is not engaged in the receptacle, and
- (b) the removable portion comprises an actuator slidable within the receptacle to select from a first operable engine condition and a second inoperable engine condition when the removable portion is engaged in the receptacle.
A saddle-type vehicle comprising:
- a frame;
- an engine supported with respect to the frame;
- a steering assembly;
- and
- a locking assembly supported with respect to the steering assembly and having a locked condition and an unlocked condition, wherein
- (a) the locking assembly comprises a removable portion, a receptacle configured to engage the removable portion and a sensor provided within the receptacle, the removable portion comprising a plurality of protrusions, the sensor comprising a plurality of switches, at least some of the protrusions being configured to contact and selectively actuate a respective one of the switches, the protrusions and the switches cooperating to provide a pattern of actuated and unactuated ones of the switches, the locking assembly being configured
- (i) to unlock and allow powering of the saddle-type vehicle when the removable portion is inserted in the receptacle and the sensor determines that the pattern of actuated and unactuated switches corresponds to the saddle-type vehicle, such that the removable portion is engaged in the receptacle, and
- (ii) to lock and prevent powering of the saddle-type vehicle when the removable portion is not engaged in the receptacle, and
- (b) the removable portion includes an actuator configured to select from a first operable engine condition and a second inoperable engine condition when the removable portion is engaged in the receptacle.
A locking assembly for an engine-powered vehicle, the locking assembly having:
- a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration and comprising a removable portion and a receptacle configured to engage the removable portion, wherein the locking assembly is configured
- (i) to unlock and allow powering of a vehicle when the removable portion is engaged in the receptacle and
- (ii) to lock and prevent powering of a vehicle when the removable portion is not engaged in the receptacle, and
- wherein the removable portion comprises an actuator and a plurality of grooves, the actuator being slidable within the receptacle to select from a first operable engine condition and a second inoperable engine condition, the receptacle comprising a plurality of detents, each of the grooves receiving a respective one of the detents when the removable portion is in an engaged position within the receptacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.